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Proficiency testing for food, water and environmental microbiology

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides proficiency testing (PT) schemes, also known as external quality assessment (EQA) schemes.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published
31 July 2014
Last updated
26 August 2019 — See all updates

UKHSA recognises the importance of the role of food, water and environmental microbiology laboratories and provides a range of PT schemes.

PT allows the introduction of samples of known but undisclosed content into a laboratory’s routine testing procedure.

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Published 31 July 2014
Last updated 26 August 2019 show all updates

  1. Added 'Mycobacterium spp. in water scheme: recent reports'.

  2. Added 'Mycobacterium spp. in water scheme: recent intended results for distribution'.

  3. Added 'Mycobacterium spp scheme: current distribution request form'.

  4. Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: sample schedule' and 'Dialysis water scheme: sample schedule' to the collection.

  5. Added Mycobacterium spp. sample schedule and Mycobacterium spp. sample instruction sheet.

  6. Added 'Mycobacterium spp. in water scheme'.

  7. Added 'Norovirus and hepatitis A virus scheme: sample schedule'.

  8. Added new 'Norovirus and hepatitis A virus scheme' subheading and related documents.

  9. Added legionella molecular scheme.

  10. Added food and water proficiency testing schemes: scheme accreditation.

  11. Added shiga toxin escherichia coli scheme: sample schedule.

  12. Added Shiga toxin Escherichia coli scheme: recent reports.

  13. Added Shiga toxin Escherichia coli scheme.

  14. Added environmental swab scheme: recent reports.

  15. Added environmental swab scheme.

  16. PHE withdrew the public health PT scheme in April 2015.

  17. Added proficiency testing schemes: international distributors and collaborators.

  18. Added link to online data entry system and drinking water scheme instruction sheet.

  19. First published.