Abstract

This Uganda Standard specifies a horizontal method for the molecular detection of clostridia carrying botulinum neurotoxin A, B, E, and F genes by a PCR method. This method detects the genes and not the toxins, therefore a positive result does not necessarily mean the presence of these toxins in the sample investigated. This Technical Specification is applicable to products for human consumption, animal feed, and environmental samples. (This standard will cancel and replace, upon publication of the Legal Notice, the first edition, US 217-7/EAS 217-7:2001, Methods for microbiological examination of foods - Part 7: Examination for Clostridium Botulinum and Clostridium Botulinum toxin). This standard was published on 2022-12-13