Standard

BS ISO 8784-2:2023

Pulp, paper and board. Microbiological examination - Enumeration of bacteria, yeast and mould on surface

Current

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Published:

31 May 2023

1 Scope

This document specifies a method for determining the bacteria, yeast and mould population on the surface of paper and paperboard. The enumeration relates to specific media.

This document is applicable to all kinds of paper and paperboard, to dry market pulp in sheet form and to packaging material.

Product Details

Descriptors

Microbiological analysis

Microorganisms

Materials in contact with food

Paper pulp

Board (paper)

Paper

Bacteria

Count methods (microbiology)

Yeast

Paper products

ICS Codes

07.100.99 Other standards related to microbiology

85.040 Pulps

85.060 Paper and board

Committee

PAI/11

International relationships

Identical to:

ISO 8784-2

ISBN

978 0 580 99596 5

Publisher

BSI