Guidance
Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, London: services
The laboratory provides diagnostic microbiological testing services for the examination of food, water and environmental samples.
The Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, London, provides public health focused testing in line with regulation and guidance for a range of stakeholders including:
- local authorities
- port health authorities
- NHS
- commercial companies
The laboratory serves the Midlands, the east and south-east of England across the counties of:
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- West Midlands
- Warwickshire
- Leicestershire
- Northamptonshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Cambridgeshire
- Bedfordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Greater London
- Kent
- Essex
Services available
The laboratory provides a range of services which include:
- rapid-growing mycobacteria species, including from heater cooler units
- detection of food and water-borne pathogens, including Campylobacter species, Escherichia coli (E.coli) O157, Salmonella species and Listeria monocytogenes
- enumeration of food and water-borne indicator organisms, including E. coli, coliform bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae and aerobic colony counts
- Cronobacter sakazakii testing
- environmental testing: detection for pathogens and enumeration of indicator organisms
- dairy product testing
- legionella testing, sampling and result interpretation guidance
- endoscopy and dialysis water sample testing
- support for investigation of outbreaks and incidents
Accreditation
United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) testing accreditation no.1645.
Contact
Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, London
UK Health Security Agency
61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ
Updates to this page
Published 31 July 2014Last updated 16 February 2017 + show all updates
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Updated locations served by the lab and list of services.
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First published.