The Directorate-General for Fisheries Management and Aquaculture has designated the National Plant Health and Hygiene Laboratory (LNSVH) as the national reference laboratory for detecting E. coli in live bivalve molluscs in production areas (First). This designation is made in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls on food and feed (Art. 100). The laboratory holds UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation for the enumeration of Escherichia coli using the ISO 16649-3 method (Fourth).
For the aquaculture and bivalve mollusc production sector, this resolution guarantees the availability of an accredited national laboratory for the health controls required by European regulations (Art. 100 and 101 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625). The Directorate-General for Fisheries Management and Aquaculture assumes responsibility for supervising the laboratory through periodic audits and holds the power to withdraw the designation if requirements or proficiency testing levels are not met (Maintenance 2 and 3).
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