Proficiency testing programs
PTS 51a : Microbiology on food stuffs - Meat products: Detection of E. coli O157
Details of the program
PTS created in 2009
ISO/IEC 17043 accredited by COFRAC
33 registered laboratories from 6 countries
Schedule
Sending date
Registration deadline
Code
Matrix
Weight
Accredited
Details
2025/11/24
2025/11/09
0651
Chopped meat
25 g
24/11/2025 00:00:00
24/11/2025 00:00:00
2025/11/24
2025/11/09
0751
Chopped meat
25 g
24/11/2025 00:00:00
24/11/2025 00:00:00
2025/11/24
2025/11/09
0851
Chopped meat
25 g
24/11/2025 00:00:00
24/11/2025 00:00:00
2025/11/24
2025/11/09
0051
Temperature standard
24/11/2025 00:00:00
24/11/2025 00:00:00
2026/02/23
2026/02/08
0651
Chopped meat
25 g
23/02/2026 00:00:00
23/02/2026 00:00:00
2026/02/23
2026/02/08
0751
Chopped meat
25 g
23/02/2026 00:00:00
23/02/2026 00:00:00
2026/02/23
2026/02/08
0851
Chopped meat
25 g
23/02/2026 00:00:00
23/02/2026 00:00:00
2026/02/23
2026/02/08
0051
Temperature standard
23/02/2026 00:00:00
23/02/2026 00:00:00
2026/06/08
2026/05/24
0651
Chopped meat
25 g
08/06/2026 00:00:00
08/06/2026 00:00:00
2026/06/08
2026/05/24
0751
Chopped meat
25 g
08/06/2026 00:00:00
08/06/2026 00:00:00
2026/06/08
2026/05/24
0851
Chopped meat
25 g
08/06/2026 00:00:00
08/06/2026 00:00:00
2026/06/08
2026/05/24
0051
Temperature standard
08/06/2026 00:00:00
08/06/2026 00:00:00
Shipment information
Samples sent by express carrier
DAP Incoterm
Delivery of samples in Europe + USA at D+1
Other countries between D+2 and D+5
Samples marked with
are sent frozen / refrigerated
Matrices and analytes may be changed or removed for technical or scientific reasons.
Some samples are sent frozen / refrigerated