Find out why we may take food samples and what the sampling process involves.
Microbiological analysis by the Public Health Laboratory can show contamination. This includes food poisoning organisms that may cause sickness.
Physical objects like insects, or chemicals can contaminate food.
Officers from the food team are responsible for taking food samples.
They may do this for:
Find more information in the food safety sampling policy.
We take part in sampling initiatives organised by:
The sampling programme includes:
We take samples of foods and food contact surfaces as part of routine work. We also take these samples when we investigate specific issues at a business.