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1 Schedule: 1 January to 31 December 2018 PHE Food and Water Microbiology External Quality Assessment Schemes 0006 We aim to meet all the s in this document you will be advised as soon as possible if any changes have to be made. Please contact us if you do not receive your samples within seven days of the listed dispatch s Public Health England Food and Environmental Proficiency Testing Unit (FEPTU) 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5EQ United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0) Fax : + 44 (0) foodeqa@phe.gov.uk Website: FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 1 of 10

2 STANDARD SCHEME schedule for S0637 S S0641 S S0645 S S0649 S S0653 S S0657 S /01/ /02/2018 Campylobacter spp. detection Campylobacter spp. enumeration Escherichia Coli O157 detection detection Enterobacteriaceae enumeration 19/02/ /03/2018 Presumptive Bacillus cereus enumeration Coagulase-positive staphylococci enumeration Listeria spp. (including L. mono) enumeration Listeria monocytogenes enumeration Coliform enumeration 09/04/ /05/2018 Cronobacter spp. detection Listeria spp. (including L. mono) detection Listeria monocytogenes detection Clostridium perfringens enumeration enumeration 04/06/ /07/2018 Campylobacter spp. detection Campylobacter spp. enumeration O157 detection detection Enterobacteriaceae enumeration 30/07/ /09/2018 Presumptive Bacillus cereus enumeration Coagulase-positive staphylococci enumeration Listeria spp. (including L. mono) enumeration Listeria monocytogenes enumeration Coliform enumeration 01/10/ /11/2018 Listeria spp. (including L. mono) detection Listeria monocytogenes detection detection Clostridium perfringens enumeration enumeration Note for this scheme molecular methods can used for pathogen examination or as a confirmation test FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 2 of 10

3 EUROPEAN MICROBIOLOGY LEGISLATION SCHEME schedule for 2018 Dates results Food category Examinations and enumerations required EFL43 EFL44 EFL45 EFL46 EFL127 EFL128 EFL129 EFL130 EFL131 EFL132 EFL133 EFL134 EFL135 EFL136 EFL137 EFL138 08/01/ /02/2018 Meat 19/02/ /03/2018 Dairy 04/06/ /07/2018 Ready to eat product 01/10/ /11/2018 Miscellaneous According to the Food Safety or Process Hygiene Criteria NON-PATHOGEN SCHEME schedule for 2018 Up to three sets of results can be reported NP059 NP060 NP0173 NP0174 NP0175 NP /01/ /04/ /02/ /05/201 Pseudomonas spp. Yeasts Moulds Coliforms Enterobacteriaceae Lactic acid bacteria at 30 C NP061 NP0177 NP /07/ /09/2018 All the above enumerations are included for all samples An option to register for PYM (Pseudomonas spp., yeasts and moulds only) is available FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 3 of 10

4 SHELLFISH SCHEME schedule for 2018 SF059 SF0126 SF /02/ /03/2018 SF060 SF0128 SF /06/ /07/2018 MPN dection SF061 SF0130 SF /10/ /11/2018 PATHOGENIC VIBRIO SCHEME schedule for 2018 V052 V053 V054 V0144 V0145 V0146 V0147 V0148 V /02/ /03/ /06/ /07/ /10/ /11/2018 Detection: Vibrio cholerae non-o1 and non-o139 strains Vibrio vulnificus Detection and enumeration: Vibrio parahaemolyticus STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENTEROTOXIN SCHEME schedule for 2018 Examinations required STA037 ST0073 ST /01/ /02/2018 STA038 ST0075 ST /04/ /05/2018 Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin STA039 ST0077 ST /07/ /08/2018 FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 4 of 10

5 ES10 ES11 ES12 ES13 ES0019 ES0020 ES0021 ES0022 ES0023 ES0024 ES0025 ES0026 ENVIRONMENTAL SWAB SCHEME schedule for 2018 Examinations required 19/02/ /03/2018 Relevant pathogen relating to outbreak details as provided on the request form Campylobacter spp. Coagulase-positive staphylococci O157 Listeria monocytogenes 09/04/ /05/2018 Enumeration of hygiene indicator organisms Bacillus cereus Enterobacteriaceae Listeria spp. 30/07/ /08/2018 Relevant pathogen relating to outbreak details as provided on the request form Campylobacter spp. Coagulase-positive staphylococci O157 Listeria monocytogenes 01/10/ /10/2018 Enumeration of hygiene indicator organisms Bacillus cereus Enterobacteriaceae Listeria spp. SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI SCHEME schedule for 2018 STX4 STX5 STX007 STX008 STX009 STX010 08/01/ /02/ /06/ /06/2018 Examinations required s can only be examined using molecular methods Detection of the major virulence genes associated with serogroups O157, O111, O26, O103, O145 and O104:H4 (STEC) Includes detection of stx-coding genes and the presence of the intimin-coding gene eae FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 5 of 10

6 NOVOVIRUS AND HEPATITIS A VIRUS SCHEME food and schedule for 2018 NHV003 NHV004 NHV0005 NHV0006 NHV0007 NHV /02/ /03/ /10/ /11/2018 Examinations required s can only be examined using molecular methods Detection of Norovirus GI and GII and Hepatitis A Virus Optional: Quantification of Norovirus GI and GII and Hepatitis A Virus FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 6 of 10

7 LEGIONELLA ISOLATION SCHEME schedule for 2018 G110 G110A 29/01/ /03/2018 G110B G111 G111A 14/05/ /06/2018 G112 G111B G112A 02/07/ /08/2018 Detection, enumeration and identification of Legionella spp. G112B G113 G113A 05/11/ /12/2018 G113B LEGIONELLA MOLECULAR SCHEME schedule for 2018 LM3 LM3A 12/03/ /04/2018 s can only be examined using molecular methods LM3B LM4 LM4A 03/09/ /10/2018 Detection and quantification of Legionella spp. LM4B FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 7 of 10

8 RECREATIONAL AND SURFACE WATER SCHEME schedule for 2018 S82 S83 S82A S82B S83A S83B 29/01/ /03/2018 swimming pool / hydrotherapy pool waters: Coagulase-positive staphylococci Total staphylococci Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) 12/03/ /04/2018 marine (bathing beach) waters: S84 S85 S86 S84A S84B S85A S85B S86A S86B 14/05/ /06/2018 river, lake or stream waters: Faecal coliforms Clostridium perfringens 02/07/ /08/2018 swimming pool / hydrotherapy pool waters: Coagulase-positive staphylococci Total staphylococci Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) 03/09/ /10/2018 marine (bathing beach) waters: S87 S87A S87B 05/11/ /12/2018 river, lake or stream waters: Faecal coliforms Clostridium perfringens FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 8 of 10

9 DRINKING WATER SCHEME schedule for 2018 Up to three sets of results can be reported W179 W179A 29/01/ /03/2018 W179B W180 W179C W180A 12/03/ /04/2018 W180B W181 W182 W180C W181A W181B W181C W182A W182B 14/05/ /06/ /07/ /08/2018 Clostridium perfringens Colony count (37ºC/48 hours) Colony count (22ºC/72 hours) W183 W182C W183A 03/09/ /10/2018 W183B W184 W183C W184A 05/11/ /12/2018 W184B W184C BOTTLED AND MINERAL WATER SCHEME water and schedule for 2018 BMW18 BMW19 BMW20 BMW18A BMW18B BMW19A BMW19B BMW20A 29/01/ /02/ /05/ /06/ /09/ /09/2018 Sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) Colony count (22ºC/72 hours) BMW20B FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 9 of 10

10 HOSPITAL WATERS ENDOSCOPE RINSE WATER SCHEME schedule for 2018 EW18 EW19 EW18A EW18B EW19A EW19B 29/01/ /02/ /05/ /06/2018 Total viable counts (28ºC - 32ºC for 5 days) Selected samples: EW20 EW20A EW20B 03/09/ /09/2018 Mycobacterium spp. (EW20) Yeasts/moulds (EW18) DIALYSIS WATER SCHEME schedule for 2018 DW15 DW15A 12/03/ /04/2018 DW15B DW16 DW16A DW16B 02/07/ /07/2018 Total viable counts (17ºC - 23ºC for 7 days) DW17 DW17A 05/11/ /11/2018 DW17B HOSPITAL TAP WATER SCHEME schedule for 2018 HTW12 HTW12A 12/03/ /04/2018 HTW12B HTW13 HTW13A HTW13B 02/07/ /07/2018 HTW14 HTW14A 05/11/ /11/2018 HTW14B HYDROTHERAPY POOL WATERS Please select distributions S82 and or S85 from Recreational and Surface Water Scheme (see page 8) FEPTU Ox 125: all schedules 2018 Page 10 of 10

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