Table 3.

Microbial load of Edhec Malacure.

Test	Results				Acceptable limits
	A	B	AVE	SD
Total aerobic viable count (NA; 37°C; 24 hrs) ≤1 × 105 cfu/mL	2.11 × 103	2.23 × 103	2.17 × 103	0.06	Not more 1.0 × 107 cfu/mL
Test for Salmonella, Shigella. BSA/37°C/48 hrs. Nil/L	0	0	0	0	Absent
Test for Escherichia coli. MAC/37°C/48 hrs. Nil/L	0	0	0	0	Not more 1.0 × 102 cfu/mL
Test for Pseudomonas cetrimide PCA/37°C/48 hrs. Nil/L	0	0	0	0	Absent
Test for yeast and molds. PDC/SAB/25°C/5 days	1.23 × 103	2.43 × 103	1.83 × 103	0.6	Not more 1.0 × 105 cfu/mL

A and B samples of Edhec Malacure; AVE: average; SD: standard deviation.