Guidance

Standard scheme: report

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

From:
Public Health England
Published
30 January 2014
Last updated
28 March 2019 — See all updates

Documents

Standard scheme: example report

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Details

Above report is example of standard scheme report issued to participants and contains information including:

  • the contents and levels of each sample
  • performance data for each examination which will allow you to compare your performance against other laboratories
  • performance over a year which demonstrates your commitment to quality to your clients as well as your colleagues
  • where relevant, actions to take to ensure that your laboratory retains high standards
  • educational information on difficult and challenging samples
  • easy-to-follow statistics and scores including both PHE and z-scores

Report cover examinations of:

  • aerobic colony counts
  • Bacillus cereus
  • Campylobacter spp.
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Listeria spp.
  • Salmonella spp.
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • coliforms
  • enterobacteriaceae
  • Escherichia coli

Updates to this page

Published 30 January 2014
Last updated 28 March 2019 + show all updates

  1. Updated with 'Standard scheme: example report'.

  2. Added 'Standard scheme: distribution 310 report, samples S0657 and S0658'.

  3. Added 'Standard scheme: distribution 308 report, samples S0653 and S0654'.

  4. Added 'Standard scheme: distribution 306 report, samples S0649 and S0650'.

  5. Added 'Standard scheme: distribution 304 report, samples S0645 and S0646'.

  6. Added 'Standard scheme: distribution 302 report, samples S0641 and S0642'.

  7. Added 'Standard scheme: distribution 300 report, samples S0637 and S0638'.

  8. Added 'standard scheme: distribution 298 report, samples S0633 and S0634'.

  9. Added standard scheme: distribution 296 report, samples S0629 and S0630.

  10. Added standard scheme: distribution 294 report, samples S0625 and S0626.

  11. Added standard scheme: distribution 296 report, samples S0621 and S0622.

  12. Added standard scheme: distribution 290 report, samples S0617 and S0618.

  13. Added standard scheme: distribution 288 report, samples S0613 and S0614.

  14. Added standard scheme: distribution 286 report, samples S0609 and S0610.

  15. Added standard scheme: distribution 284 report, samples S0605 and S0606.

  16. Added standard scheme: distribution 282 report, samples S0601 and S0602.

  17. Added standard scheme: distribution 280 report, samples S0597 and S0598.

  18. Added standard scheme: distribution 276 report, samples S0589 and S0590.

  19. Added standard scheme: distribution 274 report, samples S0585 and S0586.

  20. Added standard scheme: distribution 272 report, samples S0581 and S0582.

  21. Added standard scheme: distribution 270 report.

  22. Added standard scheme: distribution 268 report.

  23. Added 'Standard scheme: distribution 266 report, samples S0569 and S0570'.

  24. Added standard scheme: distribution 264 report, samples S0565 and S0566.

  25. Standard scheme: distribution 262 report added.

  26. The Standard scheme: distribution 260 report, samples S0557 and S0558 report has been added.

  27. First published.

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