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Food Law Scheme

A HPA External Quality Assessment Scheme 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, 131 KB)
Sample Schedule  Sample Schedule (PDF, 31 KB)
Sample Instruction Sheet
Safety Data Sheet

 Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (English) (PDF, 27 KB)

 Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (French) (PDF, 29 KB)

 Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (German) (PDF, 29 KB)

 Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (Italian) (PDF, 28 KB)

Safety Data Sheet (Portuguese)

 Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (Spanish) (PDF, 30 KB)
Current distribution

 Report Request Form Sample No: FL034 (Word Document, 754 KB)

 Report Request Form Sample No: FL035 (Word Document, 753 KB)

 Report Request Form Sample No: FL036 (Word Document, 753 KB)

 Report and request form example (PDF, 75 KB)

Food Law Scheme Recent Reports:

 Distribution FL11 (PDF, 131 KB)

 Distribution FL10 (PDF, 127 KB)

 Distribution FL9 (PDF, 152 KB)

 Distribution FL8 (PDF, 144 KB)

 Distribution FL7 (PDF, 141 KB)

 Distribution FL06 (PDF, 79 KB)

Recent Intended results for Distribution