Appointment of Cefas as UK National Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs
The Food Standards Agency · Awarded contract
AwardedAppointment of Cefas as UK National Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs
Awarded 31 Mar 2021
Ended 1y 7mo ago4y term
Awarded 31 Mar 2021Expired 30 Mar 2025
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The Food Standards Agency awarded a contract to Cefas for the provision of services as the UK National Reference Laboratory for the Bacterial Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs, valued at £454,934.7.
The laboratory provides specialist advice and technical support to the UK enforcement process, playing a vital role in protecting consumers from illness that could arise from the consumption of unsafe live bivalve molluscs.
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