Is it okay to use different standards in micro for flour testing?

Hi,

I am just curious if its okay to use different standard (FDA/EU/APHA etc.) in micro when testing for wheats and flours. For example some countries doesn't required to test E.coli,TPC and Salmonella for flours while almost all countries are required. Can we use both EU and FDA as our reference? but they have both different limits for some parameters like for example in FDA  yeast should be <100  and molds is <10,000 max while in eu both are  500 ufc/g max.

or we both use this then which standard for that particular parameter should we use?

Thanks,

Hi,

 

I am just curious if its okay to use different standard (FDA/EU/APHA etc.) in micro when testing for wheats and flours. For example some countries doesn't required to test E.coli,TPC and Salmonella for flours while almost all countries are required. Can we use both EU and FDA as our reference? but they have both different limits for some parameters like for example in FDA  yeast should be <100  and molds is <10,000 max while in eu both are  500 ufc/g max.

 

or we both use this then which standard for that particular parameter should we use?

 

 

Thanks,

Hi microlab,

You omitted to mention whether the flour was heat treated or not. RTE or NRTE can make a big difference.

Specifications are often determined by the intended recipient or destination. Otherwise, an initial requirement is which specification (if any) is your Product routinely  in compliance with ?

Safety-related items tend to be haccp-driven, eg those listed as significant in the FDA Draft Guidelines.