Division 2.1 Laboratories

Analysis and serotyping shall take place at the National Reference Laboratory (NRL). Where the NRL does not have the capacity to perform all analyses or if it is not the laboratory that performs detection routinely, the competent authorities may decide to designate a limited number of other laboratories involved in official control of Salmonella to perform the analyses. These laboratories shall have proven experience of using the required detection method and have a quality assurance system complying with ISO 17025 and be submitted to the supervision of the NRL.