A harmonised system for approval and monitoring private laboratories testing for foodborne pathogens
Project Reference: 00-RESR-105
Status: Completed
Commencement Date: May, 2005
Project Duration: 36 months
Abstract:
This project aimed to develop an agreed protocol for approval and monitoring testing for foodborne pathogens in private laboratories. The project organised a number of all-island inter-laboratory proficiency testing trials, as well as the development of a database of Salmonella tests and the compilation of a collection of isolates. This database and collection has been extended to include other bacteria.
Principal Contractor(s):
Dr John Egan, Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Dublin
Collaborator(s):
Dr Nola Leonard, University College Dublin
Dr Stanley McDowell, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast
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Reports:
Peer Reviews:
E. Jordan, J. Egan*, C. Dullea, J. Ward, K. McGillicuddy, G. Murray, A. Murphy, B. Bradshaw, N. Leonard, P. Rafter, S. McDowell. “Salmonella surveillance in raw and cooked meat and meat products in the Republic of Ireland from 2002 to 2004”. International Journal of Food Microbiology 112 (2006) 66–70.
