Guidance

Shellfish scheme: sample schedule

Updated 9 March 2022

Shellfish scheme

Food microbiology examinations

Sample schedule for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023

Distribution number Sample numbers Dispatch date Date results due by Examinations and enumerations required
SF071 SF0150 SF0151 4 Jul 2022 5 Aug 2022 Escherichia coli MPN

Salmonella spp. detection
SF072 SF0152 SF0153 7 Nov 2022 9 Dec 2022 Escherichia coli MPN

Salmonella spp. detection
SF073 SF0154 SF0155 13 Mar 2023 14 Apr 2023 Escherichia coli MPN

Salmonella spp. detection