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Food and water proficiency testing schemes: scheme guide

A guide to the use of the Public Health England (PHE) proficiency testing (PT) schemes for food and water microbiology.

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Public Health England
Published:
28 February 2014
Last updated:
21 October 2019
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  1. Updated document translations.

  2. Updated 'PHE food and water proficiency testing schemes guide (English)'.

  3. Added translations of food and water proficiency testing scheme guide.

  4. Updated guidance.

  5. First published.

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

Documents

PHE food and water proficiency testing schemes guide (English)

PDF, 246 KB, 10 pages

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PHE food and water proficiency testing schemes guide (French)

PDF, 421 KB, 12 pages

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PHE food and water proficiency testing schemes guide (German)

PDF, 253 KB, 12 pages

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PHE food and water proficiency testing schemes guide (Italian)

PDF, 405 KB, 11 pages

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PHE food and water proficiency testing schemes guide (Portuguese)

PDF, 252 KB, 12 pages

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PHE food and water proficiency testing schemes guide (Spanish)

PDF, 251 KB, 12 pages

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Details

This guide is designed to help participants gain maximum benefit from the PHE proficiency testing schemes for food and water microbiology.

PHE proficiency testing is also known as external quality assessment (EQA).

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