Annex I Chapter 1 of Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 sets criteria for pathogenic microorganisms that must not be exceeded. These criteria apply to products on the market, not at the manufacturing level.

The regulation focuses only on certain food groups.
Criteria exist for the following parameters:

• Listeria monocytogenes
• Salmonella
• Staphylococcal enterotoxin
• Cronobacter spp.
• E.coli
• STEC
• Histamine