# Commission Regulation (EU) No 200/2010 of 10 March 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Union target for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella serotypes in adult breeding flocks of Gallus gallus (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3.5: Storage of strains

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

It shall be guaranteed that at least one isolated strain of the relevant Salmonella serotypes from sampling as part of official controls per house and per year are stored for possible future phagetyping or antimicrobial susceptibility testing, using the normal methods for culture collection, which must ensure integrity of the strains for a minimum period of two years. If the competent authority decides so, isolates from sampling by food business operators shall also be stored for these purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/200/annex/division/3/division/3.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-200/annex/division-3/division-3.5
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