Sch 5Micro-organisms—isolated or detected in food or drinking water supplies

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)