BS EN ISO 11290-2:2017

This standard BS EN ISO 11290-2:2017 Microbiology of the food chain. Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. is classified in these ICS categories:

• 07.100.30 Food microbiology

This document specifies a horizontal method for

• the enumeration of L. monocytogenes, and

• the enumeration of Listeria spp. (including L. monocytogenes).

This document is applicable to

• products intended for human consumption and for the feeding of animals, and

• environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.

It is possible that certain additionally described Listeria species may not be enumerated or confirmed by this method.^{[3],[6],[9],[11]}