Bottled and mineral water scheme: sample schedule
Updated 9 March 2022
Bottled and mineral water scheme
Water and 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* |
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BMW29 | BMW29A BMW29B | 4 Apr 2022 | 29 Apr 2022 | Coliform bacteria Escherichia coli Enterococci Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) Colony count (22ºC/72 hours) |
BMW30 | BMW30A BMW30B | 1 Aug 2022 | 26 Aug 2022 | Coliform bacteria Escherichia coli Enterococci Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) Colony count (22ºC/72 hours) |
BMW31 | BMW31A BMW31B | 9 Jan 2023 | 3 Feb 2023 | Coliform bacteria Escherichia coli Enterococci Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) Colony count (22ºC/72 hours) |
*Sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes per 50mL; colony count per 1mL; all other counts are per 250mL