QMS Application Form 2014

QMS Application Form 2014
Quality in Microbiology Scheme
Please complete all sections below and return to LGC Standards Proficiency Testing by email, fax or post.
Returning customer Lab ID:
Purchase order no.:
(compulsory)
MC _ _ _ _
Samples and Matrix
Round
Despatch Reporting
Date
Deadline
MC213 06 Jan
31 Jan
MC214 03 Feb
28 Feb
MC215 03 Mar
28 Mar
MC216 07 Apr
02 May
MC217 12 May
06 Jun
MC218 09 Jun
03 Jul
MC219
07 Jul
01 Aug
MC220 04 Aug
29 Aug
MC221 01 Sep
26 Sep
MC222 13 Oct
07 Nov
MC223 10 Nov
05 Dec
03 04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12 13 14
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
D D F D F D F D F D F D F D F D F F D F D F D F D F D F D D F D F D F D F F D
27 28 29 30 31 32
*
09 Jan
2015
*Please note that sample 32 is not currently within the scope of LGC Standards’ UKAS accreditation.
MC224 08 Dec
1
Not available
F
Food matrix (oatmeal)
Please indicate the number of samples required in the relevant boxes above
D
Dairy matrix (skimmed milk powder)
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Sample Target Organism(s)
Test
Wt
03
Salmonella species
Enumeration
10g
04
Cronobacter species
Presence/Absence
25g
05
Osmophilic yeast
Enumeration
10g
Osmophilic mould
Enumeration
Salmonella species
Presence/Absence
25g
25g
06
07
08
09
10
11
Listeria species
Presence/Absence
Listeria monocytogenes
Presence/Absence
Sample Target Organism(s)
18
Escherichia coli
Low-level Coliforms
Test
Wt
Presence/Absence
10g
Presence/Absence
Enterobacteriaceae
Presence/Absence
Escherichia coli (low-level)
Enumeration
Coliforms (low-level)
Enumeration
Enterobacteriaceae (low-level)
Enumeration
20
Escherichia coli
Enumeration ONLY 10g
Thermotolerant coliforms
Enumeration
21
Campylobacter species
Presence/Absence
Vial
Listeria species
Enumeration
Listeria monocytogenes
Enumeration
Enterococci (faecal streptococci)
Enumeration
10g
22
Escherichia coli O157 (non-toxigenic strain) Presence/Absence
25g
10g
23
Yeast
Enumeration
10g
Mould
Enumeration
Clostridium species
Presence/Absence
Clostridium perfringens
Enumeration
10g
Mesophilic aerobic bacterial spores
Enumeration
Thermophilic aerobic bacterial spores
Enumeration
12
Shigella species
Presence/Absence
25g
13
Vibrio species
Presence/Absence
25g
10g
Yeast and Mould
Enumeration
Lactic acid bacteria
Enumeration
10g
25
Aerobic psychrotrophic organisms
Enumeration
10g
26
Pseudomonas species
Enumeration
10g
27
Bifidobacterium species
24
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Presence/Absence
Enumeration
Vial
14
Yersinia enterocolitica
Presence/Absence
25g
28 Tea Salmonella species
Presence/Absence
Vial + 25g tea
matrix
15
Total anaerobic mesophilic count
Enumeration
10g
29 Tea Total aerobic mesophilic count
Enumeration
Anaerobic sulphite-reducing bacteria
Enumeration
Coliforms
Enumeration
Vial + 10g
tea matrix
Mesophilic anaerobic spores
Enumeration
Coagulase positive staphylococci
Enumeration
Total aerobic mesophilic count
Enumeration
Yeast and Mould
Enumeration
Escherichia coli
Enumeration
16
17
Coliforms
Enumeration
Enterobacteriaceae
Enumeration
Coagulase positive staphylococci
Enumeration
Bacillus cereus
Enumeration
10g
30 Herb Salmonella species
Presence/Absence
Vial + 25g
herb matrix
31 Spice Salmonella species
Presence/Absence
Vial + 25g
spice matrix
Enumeration
Vial
10g
32
Campylobacter species
For details on the full technical specification of the scheme, please refer to the QMS Scheme
Description.
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For additional information and costs, please contact Customer Services by email:
[email protected] or by telephone: +44 (0) 161 762 2500.
Please note:
 Please contact LGC Standards for prices.
 VAT (charged at the prevailing rate) is payable by all participants based in the UK and by those in the
rest of the European Union if a VAT Registration Number is not provided.
 UK participants will pay carriage at a rate of £14 per round. Participants outside the UK will pay an
additional fee to cover courier charges. If you would like a guide as to these charges, please contact
LGC Standards Proficiency Testing.
 All courier charges set by LGC Standards Proficiency Testing do not include local import charges, taxes
(etc.), which will be covered by the participant.
 Do not send remittance with this form, you will be invoiced subsequently after the despatch of each
round.
 No refunds will be given for failure to take part in any round of the PT scheme.
 LGC Standards Proficiency Testing reserves the right to not send samples or the report for previous
samples to any participant that has not paid their subscriptions within the terms stated on the invoice.
 LGC Standards Proficiency Testing cannot guarantee the number of participants that will return results
for any particular parameter in each round.
 The prices stated are for reporting results and receiving reports electronically via PORTAL (internet
reporting). If alternative data entry or reporting methods are required, further charges apply. Please
contact LGC Standards Proficiency Testing for the current charges.
 By signing this application form, you are agreeing to comply by LGC Standards' Standard Terms and
Conditions for the Supply of Laboratory Quality Products and Services. Furthermore, for test samples
containing microorganisms with a bio safety level (BSL) of 1 or 2, you are confirming that you are
complying with applicable laws and regulations when using such materials.
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