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Sch 5Micro-organisms—isolated or detected in food or drinking water supplies
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Schedule 5—Micro-organisms—isolated or detected in food or drinking water supplies
Regulations 91, 92, 95 and 97
**Part 1—Prescribed notifiable micro‑organisms**
1 *Campylobacter spp*
2 *Cryptosporidium spp*
3 *Cyclospora spp*
4 Shiga toxin and verotoxin producing *Escherichia coli* (STEC/VTEC)
5 Giardia cysts
6 Hepatitis A
7 *Listeria monocytogenes*
8 Norovirus
9 *Salmonella spp*
10 *Vibrio spp*
**Part 2—Notification details**
1 Micro-organism isolated or detected
2 Date of isolation or detection
3 Sample reference number (if appropriate)
4 Test reference number (if appropriate)
5 Source (food or water)
6 If the source is food—
(a) the type of food product; and
(b) the brand of the food product; and
(c) the name, postal address and telephone number of the food manufacturer; and
(d) the batch number of the food product (if appropriate); and
(e) the use by or best before date of the food product (if known)
7 If the source is water—
(a) information regarding where the sample was collected from; and
(b) the type of water source
8 Date the sample was submitted to the notifying laboratory service for testing
9 Name, postal and email address and telephone number of notifying laboratory service
10 Name, postal and email address and telephone number of person or company that submitted sample for testing
**Part 3—Information to be provided to the Secretary after sub-typing**
1 Micro-organism isolated or detected (including sub‑type)
2 Date of isolation or detection
3 Public Health Laboratory specimen reference number (if appropriate)
4 Public Health Laboratory test reference number (if appropriate)
5 Source (food or water)
6 If the source is food—
(a) the type of food product; and
(b) the brand of the food product; and
(c) the name, postal address and telephone number of the food manufacturer; and
(d) the batch number of the food product (if appropriate); and
(e) the use by or best before date of the food product (if known)
7 If the source is water
(a) information regarding where the sample was collected from; and
(b) the type of water source
8 Date the isolate or sample was submitted to the Public Health Laboratory for sub-typing
9 Name, postal and email address and telephone number of the person or company that forwarded the isolate or sample for sub-typing
10 Name, postal and email address and telephone number of the notifying laboratory service that forwarded the isolate or sample for sub-typing
11 Name, postal and email address and telephone number of the Public Health Laboratory that performed the sub‑typing