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National Microbiological Surveillance 2009

The sampling plan for the 2009 national microbiological surveillance programme is outlined in Table 1. The topics were agreed following consultation with Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and the Official Food Microbiology Laboratories (OFMLs).

Table 1: Sampling plan for the 2009 national microbiological surveillance programme

Topic Period Microbiological parameters
Pre-packed sandwiches - Executive summary and report April-July 2009 Listeria monocytogenes

Coagulase positive staphylococci
Swab samples from cooked meat slicers September – December 2009 Enterobacteriaceae,

Aerobic Colony Count (ACC)

Listeria monocytogenes (detection only)

VTEC (where possible)