Table IV.

Microbial Load of BG

Parameter	Result		Specified limit as per I.P.
	Fresh sample	One-year-old sample
Total aerobic microbial count	35 CFU/g	38 CFU/g	NMT 100 CFU/g
Total fungal count	50 CFU/g	54 CFU/g	NMT 100 CFU/g
Microbial species
S. aureus	Absent/g	Absent/g	Should be absent/g
P. aeruginosa	Absent/g	Absent/g	Should be absent/g
E. coli	Absent/g	Absent/g	Should be absent/g
Salmonella sp.	Absent/g	Absent/g	Should be absent/g

CFU colony-forming units, NMT not more than