Standard Operating Procedure for Microbiological Examination of Carcasses by the Abrasive Sponge Swabbing Method

To ensure that the microbiological examination of carcasses, carried out as part of a plant “own check” programme for the control the general hygiene of food processing operations is carried out in accordance with the requirements of Commission Regulation No. 2073/2005 on the microbiological criteria of foodstuffs.

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