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The determination of the pH of the sample shall be performed according to EN ISO 2917:1999 ‘Meat and meat products — Measurement of pH — Reference method’.
The analysis must be carried out on the sample tested on the arrival at the laboratory. The non-destructive technique listed in the ISO method is recommended for measuring the pH of the sample.
The result must be reported to the nearest 0,05 unit of pH.
The determination of the water activity (aw) of the sample shall be performed according to EN ISO 21807:2004 ‘Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Determination of water activity’.
The analysis must be carried out on the sample tested on the arrival at the laboratory. The method shall be able of operating in the range 0,999 to 0,9000 and the repeatability limit shall correspond to a standard deviation of 0,002.
The reported value should contain at least two significant figures.
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