ANNEXTesting scheme necessary to verify the achievement of the Union target for the reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in adult laying hens of Gallus gallus, as referred to in Article 1(2)

3.EXAMINATION OF THE SAMPLES

3.2.Detection method

The detection of Salmonella shall be carried out according to Amendment 1 of EN/ISO 6579-2002/Amd1:2007 ‘Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp. – Amendment 1: Annex D: Detection of Salmonella spp. in animal faeces and in environmental samples from the primary production stage’ of the International Organization for Standardization.

After incubation the samples in BPW shall not be shaken, swirled or otherwise agitated.