Guidance

Environmental swab scheme: sample schedule

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely examine environmental swabs.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 26 June 2015
• Last updated: 10 March 2022
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  1. 10 March 2022

     Updated for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

  2. 2 July 2021

     Updated current year sample schedule is for period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

  3. 8 June 2020

     Updated sample schedule 1 July 2020 to 31 March 2021.

  4. 8 April 2019

     Added schedule for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

  5. 15 June 2018

     Added sample schedule 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.

  6. 28 March 2017

     Added environmental swab scheme: sample schedule 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.

  7. 17 May 2016

     Updated sample schedule for 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.

  8. 26 June 2015

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 15 May 2025

This content is no longer up-to-date. For the most recent information, see the Food and Environment Proficiency Testing Unit (FEPTU) website.

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This environmental swab scheme sample schedule is for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.