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National reference laboratory for food microbiology: annual report

Reports summarising the activities of the UK's national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.

Updates to this page

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published:
10 July 2015
Last updated:
25 September 2025
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  1. Added the 2024 and 2025 report.

  2. Added Attendance column to Table 2.

  3. Added 2023 to 2024 report.

  4. Added 2022 to 2023 report.

  5. Added 2021 to 2022 report and added link to previous reports.

  6. Added 2020 to 2021 report.

  7. Added 2019 to 2020 report.

  8. Uploaded annual report for 2018 to 2019.

  9. Added 2017 to 2018 report.

  10. Added 2016 to 2017 annual report.

  11. Added 2015 to 2016 report.

  12. First published.

Documents

2024 to 2025 report of UK national reference laboratory for food microbiology

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2023 to 2024 report of UK national reference laboratory for food microbiology

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2022 to 2023 report of UK national reference laboratory for food microbiology

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2021 to 2022 report of UK national reference laboratory for food microbiology

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Details

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides the service of the UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology for the following work areas:

  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • coagulase-positive staphylococci
  • Escherichia coli (including VTEC)
  • campylobacter
  • salmonella
  • antimicrobial resistance

These annual reports summarise the activities of the NRL for food microbiology, covering its 3 core functions:

  • secretariat services
  • advice and representation within the UK and EU
  • method development, audits and ring trials

Previous reports were published by Public Health England.

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