Salmonella Enteritidis testing helps food producers, poultry processors, and other businesses verify whether Salmonella Enteritidis is present in relevant food, ingredient, or environmental samples.
AsureQuality provides accredited Salmonella Enteritidis testing to support food safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, customer requirements, and routine monitoring programmes.
What is Salmonella Enteritidis?
Salmonella Enteritidis is a type of Salmonella that can cause foodborne illness. It is particularly important in poultry, egg, and food production environments because contamination can create food safety risks and may trigger further investigation, product management, or regulatory action.
Testing helps businesses identify whether Salmonella Enteritidis is present so they can make informed decisions about product release, environmental monitoring, supplier assurance, and food safety controls.
When is Salmonella Enteritidis testing used?
Salmonella Enteritidis testing may be used for:
- Routine food safety monitoring
- Poultry industry testing programmes
- Egg and egg product testing
- Environmental monitoring in food production areas
- Product release checks
- Verification of cleaning and hygiene controls
- Investigation of suspected contamination
- Customer or regulatory requirements
Method principle
AsureQuality uses PCR-based screening technology to detect Salmonella in samples.
PCR testing works by looking for specific genetic markers associated with the target organism. This allows the laboratory to screen samples for the presence of Salmonella DNA.
Where required, additional confirmation testing may be performed using internationally recognised ISO methods. Confirmation testing can help determine whether Salmonella Enteritidis is present and provide further information where Salmonella is detected.
This combination of rapid molecular screening and recognised confirmation methods supports reliable reporting for customers who need confidence in their testing programme.
Sample types
Salmonella Enteritidis testing may be suitable for a range of sample types, including:
- Egg and egg products
- Poultry-related samples
- Food production environmental samples
- Manufacturing environmental samples
- Other food or ingredient samples where Salmonella Enteritidis is a relevant risk
If you are unsure whether this testing is suitable for your sample type or programme, please contact us before submitting samples.
Accreditation and compliance
AsureQuality’s Salmonella Enteritidis testing is accredited and can support relevant poultry industry and food safety testing requirements.
This testing can be used to support requirements under the MPI Animal Products Notice for laboratory testing of poultry industry samples for Salmonella Enteritidis.
Reporting
Results may include Salmonella screening outcomes and, where required, confirmation for Salmonella Enteritidis.
The exact reporting format may depend on the sample type, testing pathway, and whether additional confirmation work is required.
Before submitting samples
Before submitting samples, please check the testing requirements in your programme, customer specification, regulatory requirement, or internal quality documentation.
Please ensure your submission includes clear sample details and any relevant programme or specification requirements so our team can apply the appropriate testing pathway.
Have a question, comment, or feedback?
If you have any concerns regarding general testing services, please submit a request to contact or customer experience team or call +64 9 626 8203