Guidance
Environmental swab scheme: sample schedule
Updated 10 March 2022
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Environmental swab scheme
Environmental microbiology examinations
Sample schedule for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
| Distribution number | Sample numbers | Dispatch date | Date results due by | Examinations required | ||
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| ES25 | ES0049 ES0050 | 9 May 2022 | 3 Jun 2022 | Relevant pathogen relating to outbreak details as provided on the request form. Campylobacter spp. Coagulase-positive staphylococci Escherichia coli O157 Listeria monocytogenes Salmonella spp. |
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| ES26 | ES0051 ES0052 | 5 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2022 | Enumeration of hygiene indicator organisms. Aerobic colony count Bacillus cereus Escherichia coli Enterobacteriaceae Listeria spp. |
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| ES27 | ES0053 ES0054 | 7 Nov 2022 | 2 Dec 2022 | Relevant pathogen relating to outbreak details as provided on the request form. Campylobacter spp. Coagulase-positive staphylococci Escherichia coli O157 Listeria monocytogenes Salmonella spp. |
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| ES28 | ES0055 ES0056 | 13 Mar 2023 | 7 Apr 2023 | Enumeration of hygiene indicator organisms Aerobic colony count Bacillus cereus Escherichia coli Enterobacteriaceae Listeria spp. |