ISO 19020:2017 PDF

Scope: This document specifies a screening method for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins SEA, SEB, SECs, SED and SEE in foodstuffs. It consists of two main steps: a) extraction followed by a concentration based on dialysis principle; and b) an immunoenzymatic detection using commercially available detection kits. This document is applicable to the screening of staphylococcal enterotoxins SEA to SEE in products intended for human consumption. Other staphylococcal enterotoxins such as types SEG, SEH, SEI, SER, SES and SET can also cause illness. Due to the lack of commercially available detection kits, this document is applicable only to types SEA to SEE, but may apply to other types of toxins, subject to validation of the method.

ISO 19020:2017 Referenced Document

ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use; Specification and test methods
ISO 7218:2007 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations

2017 ISO 19020:2017 Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the immunoenzymatic detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins in foodstuffs