Guidance

European food microbiology legislation scheme: current distribution

This external quality assessment scheme is designed for laboratories that examine foods for compliance with Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 and subsequent amendments.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 4 September 2014
• Last updated: 4 October 2019
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  1. 4 October 2019

     Updated 'European food microbiology legislation scheme: example distribution' request form.

  2. 10 June 2019

     Updated 'European food microbiology legislation scheme: example distribution request form'.

  3. 10 January 2019

     Added 'European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL46 '.

  4. 4 October 2018

     Added 'European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL46'.

  5. 6 June 2018

     Added 'European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL45'.

  6. 27 February 2018

     Added 'European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL44 sample'.

  7. 11 January 2018

     Added 'European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL43'.

  8. 5 October 2017

     Replaced distribution EFL41 request forms with distribution EFL42 request forms.

  9. 13 June 2017

     Updated with EFL41 sample request forms.

  10. 22 February 2017

      Added European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL40 sample request forms.

  11. 13 January 2017

      Added European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL39 sample.

  12. 11 October 2016

      Added European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL38 sample.

  13. 14 June 2016

      Updated with distribution EFL37 request forms.

  14. 29 February 2016

      Added European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL36 request form.

  15. 19 January 2016

      Added European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL35 sample.

  16. 7 September 2015

      Added European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL34 report request forms.

  17. 15 May 2015

      Added European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL33.

  18. 4 March 2015

      Added european food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL32 request and report form.

  19. 4 February 2015

      European food microbiology legislation scheme: distribution EFL31 sample EFL092 request and report form updated.

  20. 14 January 2015

      Added distribution EFL31 samples EFL091, EFL092 and EFL093 request and report forms.

  21. 4 September 2014

      First published.

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European food microbiology legislation scheme: example distribution request form

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Use this form to record testing for:

• Cronobacter sakazakii
• Salmonella spp.
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
• Presumptive Bacillus cereus
• Coagulase-positive staphylococci
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Aerobic colony count
• Escherichia coli
• Escherichia coli most probable numbers
• Enterobacteriaceae