Retail Surveillance Sampling Programme during Covid-19 pandemic - Results

Table 7: Sample numbers and compliance by sub project

Number of samples

Project	Purchased	Compliant	Non-Compliant	Inconclusive	%Compliance
P1 Meat Composition and Speciation	300	179		121	59.7%
P2 Fish Speciation	100	96	4		96.0%
P3 Spices Adulteration and contamination	375	336	38	1	89.6%
P4 Rice/Pasta Authenticity	65	56	6	3	86.2%
P5 Undeclared Milk	140	132	8		94.3%
P6 Undeclared Gluten	30	30	0		100.0%
Total	1010	829	177	4	82.1%

Results are presented in Figures 1 to 7 (Project Overview and each of the sub projects P1 to P6) and highlight the following key areas.

Project Headlines Table:

• number of samples.
• number of compliant samples reported as satisfactory.
• number of non-compliant samples reported as unsatisfactory.
• % Non-compliance (which will be explained further in the discussion).

Sample Numbers Graph:

• total number of samples by Project or Product Type.
• numbers of compliant, non-compliant and inconclusive samples.

Retail Outlet Type Table:

• numbers of samples purchased from the different retail outlet types.
• project summary – % Split of purchases across retail types.
• P1 to P6 - % Non-compliance by retail type.

Surveillance Sampling Locations Map:

• purchase location of samples.

 Figure 1: Project Overview
 

Figure 2: P1 Mince and Processed Meat Composition and Speciation

Figure 3: P2 Fish and Fish Product Speciation

Figure 4: P3 Spice and Herb Authenticity and Contamination

Figure 5: P4 Rice and Pasta Authenticity

Figure 6: P5 Undeclared Milk 

Figure 7: P6 Undeclared Gluten