BS EN 1884:1999
Feather and down - Test methods - Determination of microbiological state
- Standard No.
- BS EN 1884:1999
- Release Date
- 1999
- Published By
- British Standards Institution (BSI)
- Latest
- BS EN 1884:1999
- Scope
- 1 Dip-slide method 1.1 This method describes dip slide procedures that use two types of agar to test the presence of commensal bacteria and coliforms (gram negative). This procedure is suitable when a manufacturer requires a simple test to screen finished filling material hygiene. 1.2 This method cannot be used to test the presence of sulfite-reducing clostrides (gram positive) and salmonella (gram negative). 2 Selective medium and count plate method This method describes procedures that use different types of medium to verify the presence and quantity of: —mesophilic aerobic bacteria (see 6.4); —faecal streptococci (see 6.5); —sulfite-reducing clostridium (see 6.6); —salmonella (see 6.7). This method, used for both raw and finished materials, gives more complete and specific information on the control of the microbiological state of the filling material than the dip slide method.
BS EN 1884:1999 history
- 1999 BS EN 1884:1999 Feather and down - Test methods - Determination of microbiological state
