Guidance

Shellfish scheme: current distribution

This scheme provides external quality assessment (EQA) samples for laboratories that examine raw bivalve molluscs.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 2 July 2014
• Last updated: 6 June 2019 — See all updates

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Shellfish scheme: example distribution request form

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The shellfish scheme provides external quality assessment samples for laboratories that examine raw bivalve molluscs from:

• harvesting sites in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004
• the production chain between harvest and consumption, in accordance with Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 and subsequent amendments

The scheme is organised in collaboration with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth, UK.

Articles 32 and 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 defines the roles of the European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) and national reference laboratories (NRL). These roles include responsibility for organising comparative testing of methods.

Published 2 July 2014
Last updated 6 June 2019 + show all updates

1. 6 June 2019

   Updated 'Shellfish scheme: example distribution request form'.

2. 4 October 2018

   Added 'Shellfish scheme: distribution SF061'.

3. 6 June 2018

   Added 'Shellfish scheme: distribution SF059'.

4. 27 February 2018

   Added 'Shellfish scheme: distribution SF059 sample'.

5. 5 October 2017

   Replaced distribution SF057 request forms with distribution SF058 request forms.

6. 13 June 2017

   Updated with SF057 sample request forms.

7. 22 February 2017

   Added shellfish scheme: distribution SF056 sample request forms.

8. 11 October 2016

   Added shellfish scheme: distribution SF055 request form.

9. 14 June 2016

   Updated with distribution SF054 request forms.

10. 29 February 2016

    Added shellfish scheme: distribution SF053 sample request form.

11. 5 November 2015

    Updated shellfish scheme: distribution SF052 request form.

12. 10 July 2015

    Added shellfish scheme distribution SF051 report and request forms.

13. 4 March 2015

    Added shellfish scheme distribution SF050 report request forms.

14. 12 November 2014

    The following have been added: Distribution SF049 Sample SF0106; Distribution SF049 Sample SF0107

15. 2 July 2014

    First published.