Guidance

Non-pathogen scheme: recent trend analysis

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suitable for laboratories located on production sites where the introduction of pathogens may be inadvisable.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 3 September 2014
• Last updated: 25 September 2020 — See all updates

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Non-pathogen scheme: trend analysis

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The non-pathogen scheme is also suitable for laboratories that assess the microbiological quality of foodstuffs or perform shelf-life studies, but do not routinely examine for pathogens.

The examinations covered are:

• Pseudomonas spp.
• yeasts
• moulds
• coliforms
• enterobacteriaceae
• Escherichia coli
• enterococci
• lactic acid bacteria
• aerobic colony counts at 30ºC

Published 3 September 2014
Last updated 25 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 25 September 2020

   Updated 'Non-pathogen scheme: trend analysis.

2. 11 March 2020

   Updated with most recent trend analysis file.

3. 7 June 2018

   Updated with most recent trend analysis file.

4. 16 March 2018

   Updated with recent trend analysis file.

5. 22 September 2017

   Updated with recent non pathogen scheme: trend analysis.

6. 21 May 2015

   Updated with non pathogen scheme: trend analysis for distribution NP050.

7. 12 November 2014

   The Non-pathogen scheme: trend analysis April 2005 to September 2014 has been added.

8. 3 September 2014

   First published.