Deoxycholate Citrate Agar Medium is recommended by European Pharmacopoeia, 2008 and is also designated as Agar medium J. This medium is used for the isolation and maximum recovery of intestinal pathogens belonging to Salmonella and Shigella groups from foods and pharmaceutical products. This medium is routinely used to check the presence of Salmonella contamination in food and pharmaceutical products as per EP 2008.