VocabMicrobiological Count
Colony-forming units of a specified microorganism per unit of food, measuring microbiological safety and hygiene performance.
| notation | 10.01 |
| broader (up) | unece:food-safety-and-quality |
| scopeNote | Codex CAC/GL 21; EU Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs; ISO 4833. |
| note | The denominator is not fixed by this concept: a count is reported per gram for hygiene indicators and per 25 grams for pathogen absence, among others. A claim should state the denominator, and narrower per-denominator concepts would settle it. |
| allowedUnit | unece:C62 |
| aggregationMethod | unece:maximum |
| improvementDirection | unece:lower |
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