Non-pathogen scheme: recent intended results for distribution
This external quality assessment scheme is suitable for laboratories located on production sites where the introduction of pathogens may be inadvisable.
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The non-pathogen scheme is also suitable for laboratories that assess the microbiological quality of foodstuffs or perform shelf-life studies but don’t routinely examine for pathogens.
The examinations covered are:
- Pseudomonas spp.
- yeasts
- moulds
- coliforms
- enterobacteriaceae
- Escherichia coli
- enterococci
- lactic acid bacteria
- aerobic colony counts at 30ºC
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Published 30 June 2014Last updated 30 March 2021 + show all updates
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Added Non-pathogen scheme: intended results for distribution NP067.
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