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ICUMSA Method GS2/3-41 (2011)
Total Mesophilic Bacteria in Sugar by the Pour Plate Method or the Membrane Filtration
1 Scope and Field of Application
This method is used for the determination of the total mesophilic bacteria count in refined sugar products (General Subjects 2 and 3) [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. With higher colony counts and/or for dark-coloured products use the pour plate method. With low levels of microorganisms use the membrane filter method [12]. This method is a combination of the previous GS2/3-41 (1998) and GS2/3-43 (1998) methods.
Online Access to ICUMSA Method GS2/3-41 (2011)
Access to the online Version of ICUMSA Method GS2/3-41 (2011) can be obtained from the Sugar Industry Website, operated by Bartens. The online access for two years costs EUR35 (+ 19 % VAT for German and EU citizens without EU VAT No.).