Name: EN 13783:2001
Brand: CEN

Foodstuffs - Detection of irradiated food using Direct Epifluorescent Filter Technique/Aerobic Plate Count (DEFT/APC) - Screening method

Published date

21-11-2001

Publisher

Comite Europeen de Normalisation

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 Reagents
5 Apparatus
6 Sampling technique
7 Procedure
8 Evaluation
9 Limitations
10 Validation
11 Test Report
Annex A (informative) Further information on the
applicability
Annex B (informative) Practical example for calculation of
the microscope factor
Annex C (informative) Flow diagram of the procedure
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies a microbiological screening method for the detection of irradiation treatment of herbs and spices, using the combined direct epifluorescent filter technique (DEFT) and aerobic plate count (APC). The DEFT/APC technique is not radiation specific, therefore, it is recommended to confirm positive results using a standardised method (e.g. EN 1788, prEN 13751) to specifically prove an irradiation treatment of the suspected food.The method has been successfully tested in interlaboratory tests with herbs and spices [1] to [5].

Committee	CEN/TC 275
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
NBN EN 13783 : 2002	Identical
NS EN 13783 : 1ED 2002	Identical
I.S. EN 13783:2002	Identical
SN EN 13783 : 2002	Identical
NF EN 13783 : 2002	Identical
BS EN 13783:2002	Identical
UNE-EN 13783:2002	Identical
PN EN 13783 : 2003	Identical
NEN EN 13783 : 2001	Identical
UNI EN 13783 : 2002	Identical
DIN EN 13783:2002-04	Identical

PREN 13751 : DRAFT 2008	FOODSTUFFS - DETECTION OF IRRADIATED FOOD USING PHOTOSTIMULATED LUMINESCENCE
ISO 7218:2007	Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations
EN 1788:2001	Foodstuffs - Thermoluminescence detection of irradiated food from which silicate minerals can be isolated
ISO 4833:2003	Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms Colony-count technique at 30 degrees C