National Microbiological Surveillance 2010 | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

The sampling plan for the 2010 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 2010 national microbiological surveillance programme

Topic	Period	Microbiological parameters
Microbiological quality of raw chicken fillets that are sold loose, but were previously distributed in gas flushed packaging (10NS3)	February	Aerobic colony count Pseudomonas species
Bacteriological and Chemical Safety of RTE Dried Seeds and RTE Nuts	April – July	Salmonella spp. E. coli
Microbiological safety and quality of bottled water	September – December	E. coli Enterococci Coliforms Ps. aeruginosa

Topic

Period

Microbiological parameters

Microbiological quality of raw chicken fillets that are sold loose, but were previously distributed in gas flushed packaging (10NS3)

February

Aerobic colony count Pseudomonas species

Bacteriological and Chemical Safety of RTE Dried Seeds and RTE Nuts

April – July

Salmonella spp.
E. coli

Microbiological safety and quality of bottled water

September – December

E. coli
Enterococci
Coliforms
Ps. aeruginosa