SRPS CEN/TS 17711:2022

Plant biostimulants - Detection of Vibrio spp.

Scope

This document specifies a horizontal method for the detection of enteropathogenic Vibrio spp., which causes human illness in or via the intestinal tract [1]. The species detectable by the methods specified include Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus.
It is applicable to the following:
— microbial plant biostimulants.
NOTE 1 The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified that V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae and V. vulnificus are the major contaminants of Vibrio spp. [1].
NOTE 2 For confirmation, it is possible to use PCR tests; in this case the laboratory validates the procedure and data generated.

Related directives

NOTE: If the word "harmonized" (marked in green) is not found in the field with the name of the directive, it means that the European standard is not cited in the OJEU.