1. Samples of the final products taken during or upon withdrawal from storage at the premises must comply with the following standards:
| Salmonella: | Absence in 25g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0 |
| Enterobacteriacae: | n=5, c=2, m=10, M=3×102 in 1g, |
where
n= number of units comprising the sample;
m= threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of bacteria in all sample units does not exceed m;
M= maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number of bacteria in one or more sample units is M or more;
c= number of sample units the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the sample still being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other sample units is m or less.