Store LENTICULE® samples at -20°C ± 5°C
Food and Environmental Proficiency Testing Unit
Laboratory identification no. (check):
Please enter your lab number
Dispatch date:
01 February 2016
Final date for return of results:
04 March 2016
Results to be returned on-line through the
website: www.phe-eqa.org.uk/
You will need your log-in details for this
process.
Contact details:
The Organisers - FEPTU
Public Health England
61 Colindale Avenue,
London, NW9 5EQ, UK.
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8200 8264
Tel:
+44 (0) 20 8327 7119
e-mail: foodeqa@phe.gov.uk
Download the on-line web instructions:
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/
uploads/attachment_data/file/397084/FEP
TU661_04.pdf
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www.gov.uk/government/collections/external-quality-assessment-eqa-and-proficiency-testing-pt-for-food-water-and-environmentalmicrobiology#drinking-water-scheme
Drinking Water Scheme - Request/Report Form
Distribution No.: W167
Sample numbers: W167A, W167B and W167C
Download the sample instruction sheet. A
video on sample processing is located
further down the webpage:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/drinking-water-scheme-sampleinstruction-sheets
Download the safety data sheet:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-data-sheet-for-lenticules
If you cannot examine any of these samples return your results as ‘Not examined’
Determine the levels of micro-organisms as indicated in
the table below using your routine methods
Request:
Results:
Enumeration
Method used

Colilert® / Colilert-18 /
Colilert-250

Colisure ®

Tube combinations

Other
Coliform bacteria

MLSB
per 100mL

MLSA
Membrane

MLGA
filtration

Tergitol 7 (TTC)

Chromogenic coliform agar

Other
MPN
Not
examined
W167A
W167B
W167C
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Food and Environmental Proficiency Testing Unit
«Code»
Laboratory identification no. (check):
Enumeration
examined

Colilert® / Colilert-18 /
Colilert-250

Colisure ®

Tube combinations

Other

TBX

MLGA

MLSB

MLSA

Tergitol 7 (TTC)

Chromogenic coliform agar

Other

Enterolert® (E/DW)

Other

S+B

Enterococcus agar

Other

Pseudalert®

Other

PCN

Other

TSC

MCP

Other

YEA

HPC Quanti-Tray ®
Colony count

SimPlate®
37ºC/48 h per mL

PCA

Water plate count agar

Other

YEA

HPC Quanti-Tray ®
Colony count

SimPlate®
22ºC/72 h per mL

PCA

Water plate count agar

Other
MPN
Escherichia coli
per 100mL
Store LENTICULE® samples at -20°C± 5°C
Not
Method used
Membrane
filtration
MPN
Enterococci per
100mL
Pseudomonas
Membrane
filtration
MPN
aeruginosa per
100 mL
Clostridium
perfringens per
100 mL
Membrane
filtration
Membrane
filtration
W167A
W167B
W167C
Enter any microbiologist’s comments if you wish to do so:
Authorised by:
Date reported:
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