Guidance

Non-pathogen scheme: recent trend analysis

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suitable for laboratories located on production sites where the introduction of pathogens may be inadvisable.

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Public Health England
Published
3 September 2014
Last updated
25 September 2020 — See all updates

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Non-pathogen scheme: trend analysis

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The non-pathogen scheme is also suitable for laboratories that assess the microbiological quality of foodstuffs or perform shelf-life studies, but do not routinely examine for pathogens.

The examinations covered are:

  • Pseudomonas spp.
  • yeasts
  • moulds
  • coliforms
  • enterobacteriaceae
  • Escherichia coli
  • enterococci
  • lactic acid bacteria
  • aerobic colony counts at 30ºC
Published 3 September 2014
Last updated 25 September 2020 + show all updates

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