APHA Laboratory Tests on Miscellaneous Species for Food and Environment Safety in 2008

2008 records of tests performed by APHA laboratories on miscellaneous species samples, funded by food and environment safety surveillance and research contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species class, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. The data is provided by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze testing volume and focus for different species classes based on the 'Number of tests' and 'Species class' fields.
• Identify common laboratory procedures in food safety surveillance based on the 'Test description' field.
• Study the scope of government-funded safety research for the year 2008 based on the temporal and contractual context.

Strengths

• Provides a specific temporal scope for the year 2008.
• Includes a clear attribution and source from a government agency (APHA, Crown Copyright).
• Lists specific data fields including test codes and descriptions.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency) testing laboratories, UK.

Collection Method

Tests undertaken and paid for by food and environment safety surveillance and research contracts.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Data covers 2008; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency.