Guidance

Standard scheme: current distribution

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely test for a range of foodborne pathogens and indicator organisms.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 4 September 2014
• Last updated: 6 June 2019
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  1. 6 June 2019

     Updated 'Standard scheme: example distribution request form'.

  2. 9 January 2019

     Added 'Standard scheme: distribution STD312 request form'.

  3. 4 October 2018

     Added 'Standard scheme: distribution STD310' request form.

  4. 10 August 2018

     Update to request form.

  5. 6 June 2018

     Added 'Standard scheme: distribution STD306 request form'.

  6. 20 April 2018

     Added 'Standard scheme: distribution STD304 request form'.

  7. 27 February 2018

     Added 'Standard scheme: distribution STD302 request form'.

  8. 11 January 2018

     Added 'Standard scheme: distribution STD300 request form'.

  9. 5 October 2017

     Replaced STD296 request form with STD298 request form.

  10. 3 August 2017

      Replaced STD294 request form with STD296 request form.

  11. 13 June 2017

      Replaced STD292 request form with STD294 form.

  12. 25 April 2017

      Replaced STD290 request form with STD292 form.

  13. 22 February 2017

      Updated with standard scheme: distribution STD290 request form.

  14. 13 January 2017

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD288 request form.

  15. 11 October 2016

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD286 request form.

  16. 5 August 2016

      Updated with distribution STD284 request form.

  17. 14 June 2016

      Updated with distribution STD282 request form.

  18. 19 April 2016

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD280 request form.

  19. 29 February 2016

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD278 request form.

  20. 19 January 2016

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD276 request form.

  21. 5 November 2015

      Updated standard scheme: distribution STD274 request form.

  22. 7 September 2015

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD272 request and report form.

  23. 10 July 2015

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD270 request and report form.

  24. 15 May 2015

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD268 request and report form.

  25. 4 March 2015

      Added standard scheme: distribution STD266 request and report form.

  26. 14 January 2015

      Added distribution STD264 request and report form.

  27. 12 November 2014

      The Standard scheme: distribution STD262 request and report form has been added.

  28. 4 September 2014

      First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 15 May 2025

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Standard scheme: example distribution request form

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Details

This form can be used to record testing for:

• aerobic colony counts
• Bacillus cereus
• Campylobacter spp.
• Clostridium perfring ens
• Escherichia coli O157
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Listeria spp.
• Salmonella spp.
• Staphylococcus aureus
• coliforms
• Enterobacteriaceae
• Escherichia coli