ISPAM September 6 2014 Meeting

Comments on the Detection of Salmonella SMPR

Given the suggested protocol a 1-level MPN protocol would be less onerous than a 3-level one. It is not clear that the uncertainty level of the 3-level MPN estimate would be substantially better than that of a 1-level MPN estimate. In item 2 of the 25g protocol replace "and' by 'or' in the sentence about the third level (compare to item 2 of the 325g protocol).

The working group decided to keep the 3-level MPN because this si standard practice and in the AOAC validation guideline.

Annex IV

No change proposed.

Annex IV

Agreed.

Revised in version 14

Agreed. All references genus, species and subspecies names should follow convention.

Revised in version 14

Various Make Salmonella italic

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