Article 10 Submission of samples to an approved laboratory

(1)

The occupier must dispatch the samples taken under article 9 to an approved laboratory for the purposes of testing for the presence of salmonella.

(2)

He or she must dispatch the samples within—

(a)

24 hours of being taken; or

(b)

48 hours of being taken if he places the samples in a refrigerator at a temperature of between 1° and 4° C as soon as practicable on the day they are taken.

(3)

He or she must ensure that the samples are identified prior to dispatch so as to enable the approved laboratory to determine—

(a)

the name of the occupier;

(b)

the address of the holding on which the breeding flock from which the samples were taken are kept;

(c)

the type of samples;

(d)

the date on which the samples were taken;

(e)

the identification of the breeding flock sampled;

(f)

the age of the breeding flock sampled;

(g)

whether the breeding flock from which the samples were taken is a flock of layer breeders or meat breeders; and

(h)

the status in the breeding pyramid of the breeding flock from which the samples were taken.