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)

 

• FL16 samples FL046 FL047 and FL048 (PDF, 31 KB)
  Added/updated: 21 March 2011
  
• FL17 samples FL049, FL050 and FL051 (PDF, 30 KB)
  Added/updated: 27 May 2011
  
• FL18 samples FL052, FL053 and FL054 (PDF, 31 KB)
  Added/updated: 27 October 2011
  
• FL19 samples FL055, FL056 and FL057 (PDF, 30 KB)
  Added/updated: 9 February 2012
  
• Sample Instruction Sheet (English) (PDF, 31 KB)
  Added/updated: 16 February 2010
  
• Sample Instruction Sheet (French) (PDF, 32 KB)
  Added/updated: 16 February 2010
  
• Sample Instruction Sheet (German) (PDF, 33 KB)
  Added/updated: 16 February 2010
  
• Sample Instruction Sheet (Italian) (PDF, 32 KB)
  Added/updated: 16 February 2010
  
• Sample Instruction Sheet (Portuguese) (PDF, 38 KB)
  Added/updated: 16 February 2010
  
• Sample Instruction Sheet (Spanish) (PDF, 32 KB)
  Added/updated: 16 February 2010
  
• Request Report Form Sample No: FL052 (Word Document, 756 KB)
  Added/updated: 12 September 2011
  
• Request Report Form Sample No: FL053 (Word Document, 756 KB)
  Added/updated: 12 September 2011
  
• Request Report Form Sample No: FL054 (Word Document, 756 KB)
  Added/updated: 12 September 2011
  
• Distribution FL9 (PDF, 152 KB)
  Added/updated: 17 July 2009
  
• Distribution FL10 (PDF, 127 KB)
  Added/updated: 21 October 2009
  
• Distribution FL11 (PDF, 131 KB)
  Added/updated: 22 February 2010
  
• Distribution FL12 (PDF, 42 KB)
  Added/updated: 12 April 2010
  
• Distribution FL13 (PDF, 57 KB)
  Added/updated: 22 June 2010
  
• Distribution FL14 (PDF, 69 KB)
  Added/updated: 25 October 2010
  
• Distribution FL15 (PDF, 69 KB)
  Added/updated: 11 March 2011
  
• Distribution FL16 (PDF, 64 KB)
  Added/updated: 14 April 2011
  
• Distribution FL17 (PDF, 77 KB)
  Added/updated: 9 June 2011
  
• Distribution FL18 (PDF, 141 KB)
  Added/updated: 31 October 2011
  
• Request Report Form Sample No: FL055 (Word Document, 756 KB)
  Added/updated: 18 January 2012
  
• Request Report Form Sample No: FL056 (Word Document, 756 KB)
  Added/updated: 18 January 2012
  
• Request Report Form Sample No: FL057 (Word Document, 756 KB)
  Added/updated: 18 January 2012
  
• Sample Schedule (PDF, 20 KB)
  Added/updated: 3 March 2011