Guidance

Pathogenic vibrio scheme: current distribution

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suited for laboratories examining food samples for Vibrio species.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 24 February 2014
• Last updated: 7 June 2019
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  1. 7 June 2019

     Updated 'Pathogenic vibrio scheme: example distribution request form'

  2. 5 October 2018

     Added 'Pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V054 request form'.

  3. 6 June 2018

     Added 'Pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V053 request form'.

  4. 27 February 2018

     Added 'Pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V052 request form'.

  5. 5 October 2017

     Replaced distribution V050 request form with distribution V051 request form.

  6. 13 June 2017

     Updated with V050 request form.

  7. 22 February 2017

     Updated with pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V049 request form.

  8. 11 October 2016

     Added Pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V048 request form.

  9. 14 June 2016

     Updated with distribution V047 request form.

  10. 29 February 2016

      Added pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V046 request form.

  11. 5 November 2015

      Updated Pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V045 request form.

  12. 10 July 2015

      Added pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V044 sample V0128 and V0129.

  13. 4 March 2015

      added pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V043.

  14. 12 November 2014

      The Pathogenic vibrio scheme: distribution V042 sample V0124 and V0125 has been added.

  15. 24 February 2014

      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This publication was withdrawn on 15 May 2025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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Pathogenic vibrio scheme: example distribution request form

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Details

The examinations covered are for the presence, absence and enumerations of:

• Vibrio parahaemolyticus
• Vibrio cholerae (non-01 and EU only)
• Vibrio vulnificus