1.3. Criteria for microbiological analyses at source

Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

These analyses shall include: a demonstration of the absence of parasites and pathogenic micro-organisms; a quantitative determination of the revivable colony count indicative of faecal contamination: absence of Escherichia coli and other coliforms in 250 ml at 37 °C and 44,5 °C; absence of faecal streptococci in 250 ml; absence of sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes in 50 ml; absence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 250 ml; determination of the revivable total colony count per ml of water: at 20 to 22 °C in 72 hours on agar-agar or an agar-gelatine mixture; at 37 °C in 24 hours on agar-agar.

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