Standard scheme: sample schedule
Updated 9 March 2022
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Standard scheme
Food microbiology examinations
Sample schedule for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
| Distribution number | Sample numbers | Dispatch date | Date results due by | Examinations and enumerations required – up to 3 sets of results can be reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348 | S0733 S0734 |
9 May 2022 | 17 Jun 2022 | Campylobacter spp. detection Campylobacter spp. enumeration Escherichia coli O157 detection Salmonella spp. detection Aerobic colony count Enterobacteriaceae enumeration |
| 350 | S0737 S0738 |
4 Jul 2022 | 12 Aug 2022 | Presumptive Bacillus cereus enumeration Coagulase-positive staphylococci enumeration Listeria spp. (including L. mono) enumeration Listeria monocytogenes enumeration Aerobic colony count Coliform enumeration |
| 352 | S0741 S0742 |
5 Sep 2022 | 14 Oct 2022 | Cronobacter spp. detection Listeria spp. (including L. mono) detection Listeria monocytogenes detection Clostridium perfringens enumeration Aerobic colony count Escherichia coli enumeration |
| 354 | S0745 S0746 |
7 Nov 2022 | 16 Dec 2022 | Campylobacter spp. detection Campylobacter spp. enumeration Escherichia coli O157 detection Salmonella spp. detection Aerobic colony count Enterobacteriaceae enumeration Yersinia enterocolitica |
| 356 | S0749 S0750 |
30 Jan 2023 | 10 Mar 2023 | Presumptive Bacillus cereus enumeration Coagulase-positive staphylococci enumeration Listeria spp. (including L. mono) enumeration Listeria monocytogenes enumeration Aerobic colony count Coliform enumeration |
| 358 | S0753 S0754 |
13 Mar 2023 | 21 Apr 2023 | Listeria spp. (including L. mono) detection Listeria monocytogenes detection Salmonella spp. detection Clostridium perfringens enumeration Sulfite-reducing anaerobic bacteria Aerobic colony count Escherichia coli enumeration |
Note that for this scheme, molecular methods can be used for pathogen examination or as a confirmation test.