Official feed and food laboratories

Official feed and food laboratories are Public Analyst (PA), Agricultural Analyst (AA) and Food Examiner (FE) laboratories that undertake work for local authorities for enforcement purposes. Other designated laboratories undertake official controls in specified areas for monitoring purposes.

All official laboratories must employ suitably qualified staff. Laboratories undertaking enforcement work for local authorities must have a Public or Agricultural Analyst (formally appointed by a local authority) or a qualified Food Examiner. 

As the Competent Authority, we're responsible for designating official laboratories for Scotland under the Official Feed and Food Control Regulations 2017/625. We do not own or run any of these laboratories.

Key of analyst types:

• PA – Public Analyst
• FE – Food Examiner
• AA – Agricultural Analyst

The following laboratories are jointly designated for Great Britain, by FSS and the Food Standards Agency (FSA), as official enforcement laboratories and are based in Scotland:

Aberdeen Scientific Services Laboratory
James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen
AB15 8QH
Tel: 01224 764720
Email: ASSL@aberdeencity.gov.uk 

Edinburgh Scientific Services (AA PA FE)
4 Marine Esplanade
Edinburgh
EH6 7LU
Tel: 0131 555 7980
Email: scientific.services@edinburgh.gov.uk

Glasgow Scientific Services (AA PA FE)
64 Everard Drive
Glasgow
G21 1XG
Tel: 0141 276 0610
Email: GSS@glasgow.gov.uk

Tayside Scientific Services (AA PA FE)
James Lindsay Place, Dundee Technopole
Dundee
DD1 5JJ
Tel: 01382 307170
Email: scientific.services@dundeecity.gov.uk

The following laboratories are jointly designated for Great Britain, by FSS and the Food Standards Agency (FSA), as official enforcement laboratories and are based in England and Wales:

Hampshire Scientific Service (AA PA FE)
Hyde Park Road
Southsea
Hampshire
PO5 4LL
Tel: 0370 7794774
Email: hss@hants.gov.uk

Kent Scientific Services (AA PA)
8 Abbey Wood Road
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent 
ME19 4YT
Tel: 03000 415100
Email: kss@kent.gov.uk

Lancashire County Scientific Services (AA PA FE)
Pedders way
Riversway Docklands
Preston
Lancashire 
PR2 2TX
Tel: 01772 721660
Email: scientificservices@lancashire.gov.uk

Minton Treharne & Davies Ltd (AA PA)
Forest Farm Industrial Estate
Longwood Drive
Cardiff 
CF14 7HY
Tel: 02920 540000
Email: enquiries@minton.group

Public Analyst Scientific Services Ltd (AA PA FE)
i54 Business Park
Valiant Way
Wolverhampton
WV9 5GB
Tel: 01902 627200
Email: info@publicanalystservices.co.uk

Food Water & Environment Microbiology Network London Laboratory (FE)
61 Colindale Ave
London 
NW9 5EQ
Tel: 020 83276550
Email: fwem@phe.gov.uk

Food Water & Environment Microbiology Laboratory, Porton (FE)
Manor Farm Road
Porton
Wiltshire 
SP4 0JG
Tel: 01980 616 766
Email: FWEPorton@phe.gov.uk

Food Water & Environment Microbiology Laboratory, York (FE)
Block 10, York Biotech Campus
Sand Hutton
York 
YO41 1LZ
Tel: 01904 468948
Email: YorkFWELab@phe.gov.uk

Public Health Wales (Bangor) (FE)
Food Water & Environmental Microbiology Dept
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Penrhosgarnedd
Bangor
Gwynedd 
LL57 2PW
Tel: 01248 384926

Public Health Wales (Cardiff) (FE)
Food Water & Environmental Microbiology Dept
Microbiology
University Hospital Llandough
Penlan Road
Penarth 
CF64 2XX
Tel: 029 20715297

Public Health Wales (Carmarthen) (FE)
Food Water & Environmental Microbiology
West Wales General Hospital
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire 
SA31 2AF
Tel: 01267 227587

The following laboratories are jointly designated for Great Britain, by FSS and the FSA, as official monitoring laboratories for the stated analysis and may provide services to Competent Authorities in Scotland:

Trichinella parasites in wild boar:

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
York 
YO41 1LZ
Tel: 01904 462000
Email: aphascientific@apha.gov.uk

Trichinella parasites:

Biobest Laboratories Ltd
6 Charles Darwin Rise
The Edinburgh Technopole
Milton Bridge
Nr. Penicuik
H26 OPY
Tel: 0131 4402628
Email: enquiry@biobest.co.uk

Marine biotoxins and E. coli  in shellfish:

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Weymouth laboratory
Barrack Rd
Weymouth
Dorset  
DT4 8UB
Tel: 01305 206600

Chemicals in shellfish:

Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA)
Sand Hutton
York  
YO41 1LZ
Tel: 0300 100 0321
Email: era@fera.co.uk

Phytoplankton in classified shellfish production areas:

SAMS
Oban
Argyll
PA37 1QA
Tel: 01631 559000
Email: info@sams.ac.uk

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk 
NR33 0HT

E. coli in shellfish:

SSQC Ltd
Port Arthur, Scalloway
Shetland 
ZE1 0UN
Tel: 01595 482670

The following laboratories are jointly designated for Great Britain, by FSS and the FSA, as official monitoring laboratories for the stated analysis but currently do not provide services to Competent Authorities in Scotland:

E. coli in shellfish, raw milk and animal feed:

Public Health England (London)
Food Water & Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
61 Colindale Ave
London 
NW9 5EQ
Tel: 020 83276550
Email: fwem@phe.gov.uk 

E. coli in shellfish and raw milk:

Public Health England (Porton)
Food Water & Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
Manor Farm Road
Porton
Wiltshire 
SP4 0JG
Email: FWEPorton@phe.gov.uk 

Public Health England (York)
Food Water & Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
Block 10, York Biotech Campus
Sand Hutton
York YO41 1LZ
Tel: 01904 468948
Email: YorkFWELab@phe.gov.uk 

E. coli in shellfish:

Public Health Wales (Bangor)
Food Water & Environmental Microbiology Dept
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Penrhosgarnedd
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2PW

Tel: 01248 384926