Schedules: 1 January to 31 December 2014 PHE Food and Water Microbiology Proficiency Testing Schemes 0006 we aim to meet all the dates in this document you will be advised as soon as possible if any changes have to be made Public Health England Food and Environmental Proficiency Testing Unit (FEPTU) 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5EQ United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0)20 8327 7119 Fax : + 44 (0)20 8200 8264 Email : foodeqa@phe.gov.uk Website: www.hpa.org.uk/eqa PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 1 of 10
STANDARD SCHEME s Examinations and Enumerations required 252 S0541 S0542 13/01/2014 21/02/2014 254 S0545 S0546 24/02/2014 11/04/2014 256 S0549 S0550 12/05/2014 20/06/2014 258 S0553 S0554 30/06/2014 08/08/2014 260 S0557 S0558 01/09/2014 10/10/2014 262 S0561 S0562 03/11/2014 12/12/2014 Campylobacter detection Campylobacter enumeration E.coli O157 detection Salmonella detection Enterobacteriaceae enumeration Presumptive B.cereus enumeration Coagulase-positive staphylococci enumeration Listeria spp. (including L.mono ) enumeration Listeria monocytogenes enumeration Coliform enumeration Presumptive B.cereus enumeration C.perfringens enumeration Listeria spp. (including L.mono ) detection L.monocytogenes detection E.coli enumeration Campylobacter detection Campylobacter enumeration E.coli O157 detection Salmonella detection Enterobacteriaceae enumeration Coagulase-positive staphylococci enumeration Listeria spp. (including L.mono ) enumeration L.monocytogenes enumeration Salmonella detection Coliform enumeration Presumptive B.cereus enumeration Coagulase-positive staphylococci enumeration C.perfringens enumeration E.coli enumeration PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 2 of 10
PUBLIC HEALTH SCHEME s PH3 PH0013 24/02/2014 11/04/2014 PH0014 PH0015 PH0016 PH0017 PH0018 PH4 PH0019 30/06/2014 08/08/2014 PH0020 PH0021 PH0022 PH0023 PH0024 PH5 PH0025 PH0026 PH0027 PH0028 PH0029 PH0030 03/11/2014 12/12/2014 Examinations and Enumerations required Relevant micro-organisms relating to outbreak details as provided on the request report form Relevant micro-organisms relating to outbreak details as provided on the request report form Relevant micro-organisms relating to outbreak details as provided on the request report form PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 3 of 10
EUROPEAN FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LEGISLATION SCHEME (specified in Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 and subsequent amendments) Examinations and Food category s Enumerations required EFL27 EFL079 13/01/2014 14/02/2014 Ready to eat product Food Safety or Process EFL080 Hygiene Criteria EFL081 EFL28 EFL082 24/02/2014 21/03/2014 Miscellaneous Food Safety or Process EFL083 Hygiene Criteria EFL084 EFL29 EFL085 12/05/2014 13/06/2014 Meat Food Safety or Process EFL086 Hygiene Criteria EFL087 EFL30 EFL088 01/09/2014 03/10/2014 Dairy Food Safety or Process EFL089 Hygiene Criteria EFL090 PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 4 of 10
NON-PATHOGEN SCHEME s Enumerations included NP047 NP0139 13/01/2014 21/02/2014 Pseudomonas spp. Yeasts NP0140 Moulds Coliforms NP0141 Enterobacteriaceae NP048 NP0142 12/05/2014 27/06/2014 NP0143 Lactic acid bacteria Aerobic clony count at 30 C NP0144 s at 22 C NP049 NP0145 01/09/2014 17/10/2014 NP0146 All the above enumerations are ; an option to register for PYM NP0147 s SHELLFISH SCHEME Examinations and Enumerations required SF047 SF0102 24/02/2014 28/03/2014 SF0103 SF048 SF0104 30/06/2014 01/08/2014 SF0105 SF049 SF0106 03/11/2014 05/12/2014 SF0107 E.coli MPN Salmonella examination PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 5 of 10
PATHOGENIC VIBRIO SCHEME Examinations and Enumerations s required V040 V0118 24/02/2014 28/03/2014 V0119 V041 V0122 30/06/2014 01/08/2014 V0123 V042 V0124 03/11/2014 05/12/2014 Detection and enumeration of pathogenic vibrios (e.g. V.chlolerae non-o1 and non-o139 strains, V.parahaemolyticus, V.vulnificus) V0125 STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENTEROTOXIN SCHEME s Examinations required STA025 ST0049 13/01/2014 14/02/2014 STA026 ST0050 ST0051 12/05/2014 20/06/2014 STA027 ST0052 ST0053 01/09/2014 03/10/2014 Reconstitute samples, incubate and examine for Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin Provide information about method used ST0054 PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 6 of 10
LEGIONELLA ISOLATION SCHEME Examinations and Enumerations s required G87 G87A 03/02/2014 14/03/2014 G87B G88 G88A 10/03/2014 11/04/2014 G88B G89 G89A 14/04/2014 23/05/2014 G89B G90 G90A 09/06/2014 18/07/2014 Detection, enumeration and identification of Legionella spp. G90B G91 G91A 04/08/2014 12/09/2014 G91B G92 G92A 06/10/2014 14/11/2014 G92B PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 7 of 10
RECREATIONAL AND SURFACE WATER SCHEME Examinations and Enumerations s required S58 S58A 03/02/2014 28/02/2014 river, lake or stream waters: S58B Faecal coliforms Clostridium perfringens Salmonella spp. S59 S59A 10/03/2014 04/04/2014 S59B S60 S60A 14/04/2014 16/05/2014 S60B S61 S61A 09/06/2014 04/07/2014 S61B *swimming pool waters: Coagulase-positive staphylococci Enterococcci Total staphylococci Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) river, lake or stream waters: Faecal coliforms Clostridium perfringens Salmonella spp. marine (bathing beach) waters: Salmonella spp. S62 S62A 04/08/2014 05/09/2014 S62B marine (bathing beach) waters: Salmonella spp. S63 S63A 06/10/2014 31/10/2014 S63B *swimming pool waters: Coagulase-positive staphylococci Enterococcci Total staphylococci Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) *This distribution is suitable for those laboratories that examine Hydrotherapy Pool Waters PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 8 of 10
DRINKING WATER SCHEME s Enumerations required W155 W155A 03/02/2014 28/02/2014 W155B W155C W156 W156A 10/03/2014 04/04/2014 W156B W156C W157 W157A 14/04/2014 16/05/2014 W157B Clostridium perfringens W157C W158 W158A 09/06/2014 11/07/2014 Colony count (37ºC/48 hours) W158B Colony count (22ºC/72 hours) W158C W159 W159A 04/08/2014 05/09/2014 All the above enumerations are W159B W159C W160 W160A 06/10/2014 07/11/2014 W160B W160C BOTTLED AND MINERAL WATER SCHEME s Enumerations required BMW6 BMW6A 03/02/2014 28/02/2014 BMW6B BMW7 BMW7A 14/04/2014 09/05/2014 BMW7B BMW8 BMW8A 04/08/2014 29/08/2014 BMW8B Sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes Colony count (37ºC/24 hours) Colony count (22ºC/72 hours) All the above enumerations are PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 9 of 10
HOSPITAL WATERS ENDOSCOPE RINSE WATER SCHEME s Enumerations required EW6 EW6A 03/02/2014 28/02/2014 Total Viable Counts (28ºC - 32ºC for 5 days) EW6B EW7 EW7A 14/04/2014 02/05/2014 Yeasts Moulds EW7B Mycobacterium spp. EW8 EW8A 04/08/2014 22/08/2014 All the above enumerations are EW8B DIALYSIS WATER SCHEME s Enumerations required DW3 DW3A 10/03/2014 04/04/2014 DW3B DW4 DW4A 09/06/2014 04/07/2014 DW4B DW5 DW5A 06/10/2014 31/10/2014 Total Viable Counts (17ºC - 23ºC for 7 days) All the above enumerations are DW5B HOSPITAL TAP WATER SCHEME s Enumerations required HTW1 HTW1A 09/06/2014 11/07/2014 HTW1B HTW2 HTW2A 06/10/2014 07/11/2014 HTW2B The above enumeration is included for all samples HYDROTHERAPY POOL WATERS - Please select distributions S59 and or S63 from Recreational and Surface Water Scheme (see page 8) PHE Food and Water Microbiology PT Schemes page 10 of 10