Surveillance Sampling Programme - Results

Table 3: Numbers of Samples Purchased and Analysed

Figure 1: Sample Distribution Map with Outcomes 

Figure 2: Summary of Surveillance Data

The graphic includes

• a distribution map showing the surveillance sampling coverage across England and Wales.  There is a fairly even coverage across England and Wales.
• a table listing the retail outlets and the total number of surveillance samples taken from each, broken down as the number of compliant, non-compliant and inconclusive results.  For example, of the 630 samples 324 were taken from small food business organisations, of which 282 were compliant. The full data is presented in table format (Table 6: Surveillance Commodities Compliance by Retail Outlet Type)
• a pie chart of the different categories of non-compliance for surveillance samples.  For example, composition and allergens represented the two greatest categories of non-compliance, making up 37.88% and 31.82% respectively of all non-compliant surveillance samples. The full data is presented in table format (Table 5: Surveillance Commodities Non-compliance Categories)
• a stacked bar chart of the different surveillance commodities showing the number of compliant and non-compliant samples for each type. For example, Soya Latte is shown to have 16 compliant and 14 non-compliant outcomes, and Premium Gin is shown to have 41 compliant and 22 non-compliant outcomes.  The full data is presented in table format (Table 4: Surveillance Commodities Sample Numbers and Compliance)

Figure 3: Summary of Basket of Foods Data

The graphic includes: 

• a distribution map showing the basket sampling coverage across England and Wales. There is a fairly even coverage across England and Wales, with some denser areas of sampling in the areas closest to the laboratories.
• a table listing the retail outlets and the total number of basket samples taken from each, broken down as the number of compliant, non-compliant and inconclusive results. For example, of the 368 samples 187 were taken from small food business organisations, of which 163 were compliant, and 123 were taken from large food business organisations, of which 108 were compliant. The full data is presented in table format (Table 9: Basket of Foods Compliance by Retail Outlet Type).
• a pie chart of the different categories of non- compliance for basket samples.  For example, Labelling and Composition represented the two greatest categories of non-compliance, making up 41.46% and 26.83% respectively of all non-compliant basket samples.  The full data is presented in table format (Table 8: Basket of Foods Non-compliance Categories) 
• a stacked bar chart of the different basket commodities showing the number of compliant and non-compliant samples for each type. For example, bread is shown to have 18 compliant and 8 non-compliant outcomes. The full data is presented in table format (Table 7: Basket of Foods Sample Numbers and Compliance)