Step 1 of 6
Check what was tested for
What happens
Identify whether the test looked for a , a or a general .
Good looks like
Each result is read for what that test can show.
How it goes wrong
A clean is taken to mean the food has no .
Who
Technical
can cause illness themselves. such as and point to hygiene or process failures. A gives a general assessment of quality.
of Microbiological Criteria for Food (July 2025) §2