Guidance

Environmental swab scheme: sample instruction sheet

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely examine environmental swabs.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 25 June 2015
• Last updated: 10 September 2019 — See all updates

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Environmental swab scheme: sample instruction sheet (English)

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Details

This scheme is suitable for laboratories that analyse:

• swabs for hygiene indicator organisms from both random and template areas
• swabs for pathogens

For further information contact:

Food and environmental proficiency testing unit (FEPTU)

UK Health Security Agency
61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ

Email foodeqa@phe.gov.uk

Telephone 020 8327 7119

Published 25 June 2015
Last updated 10 September 2019 + show all updates

1. 10 September 2019

   Updated with recent 'Environmental swab scheme: sample instruction sheet (English)'.

2. 3 April 2019

   Updated 'Environmental swab scheme: sample instruction sheet (English)'.

3. 27 July 2017

   Updated recent environmental swab scheme: sample instruction sheet.

4. 25 June 2015

   First published.