Guidance

Non-pathogen scheme: recent reports

This EQA scheme is suitable for laboratories located on production sites where the introduction of pathogens may be inadvisable.

From:
Public Health England
Published
13 November 2013
Last updated
28 March 2019 鈥� See all updates

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The non-pathogen scheme is also suitable for laboratories that assess the microbiological quality of foodstuffs or perform shelf-life studies, but do not routinely examine for pathogens.

The reports cover examinations for:

  • Pseudomonas spp.
  • yeasts
  • moulds
  • coliforms
  • enterobacteriaceae
  • Escherichia coli
  • enterococci
  • lactic acid bacteria
  • aerobic colony counts at 30潞C

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Published 13 November 2013
Last updated 28 March 2019 show all updates

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