This HPA External Quality Assessment Scheme is designed for laboratories that examine foods in accordance with European legislation under Regulation (EC) 852/2004 using methods specified in Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs.

The samples are simulated foods to be tested for compliance with either the Food Safety or the Process Hygiene Criteria.

Further information and a price list may be obtained by e-mail: foodeqa@hpa.org.uk

Julie Russell Scheme Coordinator

Melody Greenwood Scheme Consultant

Registration Form

Registration form (PDF, 45 KB)

Sample Schedule

Sample Schedule (PDF, 20 KB)

Sample Instruction Sheet

Safety Data Sheet

Current distribution

Request Report Form Sample No: FL055 (Word Document, 756 KB) 

Request Report Form Sample No: FL056 (Word Document, 756 KB) 

Request Report Form Sample No: FL057 (Word Document, 756 KB)

Report and request form example (PDF, 75 KB)

Food Law Scheme Recent Reports

Distribution FL18 (PDF, 141 KB)

Distribution FL17 (PDF, 77 KB)

Distribution FL16 (PDF, 64 KB)

Distribution FL15 (PDF, 69 KB)

Distribution FL14 (PDF, 69 KB)
Distribution FL13 (PDF, 57 KB)

 

Recent Intended results for Distribution

FL19 samples FL055, FL056 and FL057 (PDF, 30 KB)

FL18 samples FL052, FL053 and FL054 (PDF, 31 KB)