# ISO 6579:2002 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 6579:2002, item title is Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 6579-1:2017; withdrawn / published date is 2002-08-08, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 6579:2002 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 6579-1:2017 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2002-08-08 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 29315,IS,,ISO 6579:2002,Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp.,Microbiologie des aliments — Méthode horizontale pour la recherche des Salmonella spp.,2002-08-08,4,['07.100.30'],ISO/TC 34/SC 9,9599,[12985],[56712],"['en','fr']",27,"
ISO 6579:2002 specifies a horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella, including Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi.
It is applicable to products intended for human consumption and the feeding of animals, and to environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.
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