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A manual that explains how to use this database is now available for download by clicking the link here. (It's a big file and so may take a few minutes to download).

This database allows the web-based entry of microbiological test results as required by the 2006 meat and meat products testing regulations and provides reports of national and individual plant hygiene trends.   For further information please contact Mary Howell (Hygiene and Microbiology Division, UK Food Standards Agency) who is overseeing the construction of this site.

This database was developed as part of Food Standards Agency-funded research. The data contained within this site may be useful to plant operators in the context of their procedures based on HACCP principles but as it is still under development should not replace the current arrangements for reporting microbiological test results to the OVS. 

A demonstration of the database's capabilities are available by logging in as username: 24680 and password: mat-su