Agricoltura e Diritto: Sicurezza Alimentare
| English |
| microbiological criteria |
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| Attestation |
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Countable; Plural
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| Definition |
Microbiological standards for food define the acceptability of a product or a food lot, based on the absence or presence, or number of microorganims including parasites, and/or quantity of their toxins/metabolites, per unit(s) of mass, volume, area or lot.
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| Definition source |
FAO
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| Context |
The Commission shall examine how best to assist small and medium enterprises in implementing these requirements, in particular by supporting the development of guidance documents. In addition, a procedure for laying down microbiological criteria and, where necessary, food safety objectives will be introduced.
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| Context source |
White Paper on food safety COM(1999)719 final
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Related concept |
Hygiene of food
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| fr |
Normes microbiologiques
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| it |
Standard microbiologici
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| Reliability code |
3
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