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Internationally recognized principles for the establishment of microbiological criteria (MC) are established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC 2013). These principles were initially developed through World Health Organization (WHO)/Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) consultations (Christian 1983) and have evolved through a number of revisions, each with input from the ICMSF. An MC represents one form of the acceptance criteria discussed in the previous chapter.
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International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF). (2018). Establishment of Microbiological Criteria. In: Microorganisms in Foods 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68460-4_5
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