Proficiency testing schemes: contacts and international distributors
Contact PHE's proficiency testing (PT) team about which schemes are available internationally through distributors and collaborators.
PHE recognises the importance of the role of food, water and environmental microbiology laboratories and provides a range of internationally renowned proficiency testing (PT) schemes.
Contact details
Contact FEPTU for more information about this service.
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
International distributors
PT samples are provided through our distributors in the following countries. Contact details are provided:
- Belgium: Jeroen Bursens jeroen.bursens@thermofisher.com
- Croatia: Patrizia Grubissa info@tregitrieste.com
- Cyprus: Michael Malactos M.Malactos@medisell.com.cy
- Denmark: Anette Lauritsen anette.lauritsen@thermofisher.com:
- United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai: Suni E V suni@menamedical.ae
- Finland: Marja-leena Kallio marja-leena.kallio@thermofisher.com
- France: Yann Lebihan yann.lebihan@thermofisher.com
- Germany: Matthias Hessling matthias.hessling@thermofisher.com
- India: Rahul Warke rwarke@himedialabs.com
- Israel: Liat Bank Liat.bank@teva.co.il
- Italy: Ivan Boiardi ivan.boiardi@thermofisher.com
- Luxembourg: Jeroen Bursens jeroen.bursens@thermofisher.com
- Netherlands: Jeroen Bursens jeroen.bursens@thermofisher.com
- Norway: Anette Lauritsen anette.lauritsen@thermofisher.com
- Poland: Slawomir Gnalicki s.gnalicki@argenta.com.pl
- Serbia: Goran Granic Goran.granic@promedia.rs
- Spain: Elisa Parrilla Elisa.Parrilla@thermofisher.com
- Sweden: Anette Lauritsen anette.lauritsen@thermofisher.com
- Turkey: Alper Soyler alpersoyler@onkogen.com.tr
International collaborator
PT samples in Portugal are provided through Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, I.P. (INSA).
For food microbiology PT contact: isabel.cunha@insa.min-saude.pt.
For water microbiology PT contact: claudia.pena@insa.min-saude.pt.