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ISO 18743 1st Edition, September 15, 2015 Microbiology of the food chain - Detection of Trichinella larvae in meat by artificial digestion method
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Description / Abstract:
This International Standard specifies a method of detection of
Trichinella spp. muscle stage larvae in meat of individual
animal carcasses intended for human consumption. It is applicable
to the examination of meat from domestic and sylvatic animal
species, which can be infected by nematodes of the genus
Trichinella.
This method does not allow the identification of the species or
genotype of detected parasites; species or genotype identification
can be carried out by molecular methods. The method described in
this International Standard is intended to be used in conjunction
with the guidelines in the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and
Vaccines and by the International Commission on
Trichinellosis (ICT) for Trichinella testing and the
inspection of carcasses intended for human consumption, unless it
has been demonstrated by other means that the animal was not at
risk for exposure to Trichinella.
The artificial digestion/magnetic stirrer method is considered
to be the standard method because it has proven to give the most
reliable results in validation studies.
NOTE Provided equivalence with the method described within this
International Standard can be documented, alternative methods can
be used for analysis.