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<p>Sampling and surveillance of food is an essential part of an overall approach to
protecting public health. Public Analyst Laboratories have an essential part to play
in this. The numbers of samples submitted to each Public Analyst Laboratory, as reported
by local authorities on the UK Food Surveillance System (UKFSS) can be seen in the
tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst Lab</p></td><td><p>Number of samples</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minton/Worcester
shared code</p></td><td><p>339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab, Stafford</p></td><td><p>403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst Lab, Hampshire</p></td><td><p>814</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab,
Lancashire</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Kent</p></td><td><p>1,415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, London</p></td><td><p>596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Minton</p></td><td><p>742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst,
Norwich</p></td><td><p>1,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>5,308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst,
Worcester</p></td><td><p>803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>13,362</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst
Lab</p></td><td><p>Number of samples</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minton/Worcester shared
code</p></td><td><p>2,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab, Stafford</p></td><td><p>409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst Lab, Hampshire</p></td><td><p>1,111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst
Lab, Lancashire</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Kent</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, London</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Minton</p></td><td><p>1,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst,
Norwich</p></td><td><p>1,779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>3,317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst,
Worcester</p></td><td><p>1,252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>16,252</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst
Lab</p></td><td><p>Number of samples</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minton/Worcester shared
code</p></td><td><p>1,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab, Stafford</p></td><td><p>578</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst Lab, Hampshire</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst
Lab, Lancashire</p></td><td><p>1,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Cardiff</p></td><td><p>301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Kent</p></td><td><p>1,781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, London</p></td><td><p>1,283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Manchester</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Minton</p></td><td><p>1,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst,
Norwich</p></td><td><p>1,587</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>3,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst,
Worcester</p></td><td><p>1,276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>17,824</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst
Lab</p></td><td><p>Number of samples</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab, Stafford</p></td><td><p>883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst Lab, Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab,
Dundee</p></td><td><p>654</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab, Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>1,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst Lab, Glasgow</p></td><td><p>1,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab,
Hampshire</p></td><td><p>1,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst Lab, Lancashire</p></td><td><p>1,612</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst Lab, Somerset</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Cardiff</p></td><td><p>766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Kent</p></td><td><p>1,722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, London</p></td><td><p>1,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, Minton</p></td><td><p>916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>2,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Norwich</p></td><td><p>1,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Analyst, West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst,
Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Analyst, Worcester</p></td><td><p>1,136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand
Total</p></td><td><p>24,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p>Data from UKFSS indicates the
following number and percentage of samples submitted that were taken as part of the
Food Standards Agency (FSA) sampling plan in each of the last five years. Samples
submitted not taken as part of the FSA sampling plan were funded by local authorities.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>No of samples taken
as part of the FSA sampling programme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2,857
(21%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>5,205 (32%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>6,274
(35%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>7,154 (30%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5,027
(12%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
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