APHA Laboratory Tests on Miscellaneous Species for Food and Environment Safety, 2013

APHA testing laboratories performed a volume of tests on miscellaneous species samples in 2013, paid for by food and environment safety surveillance and research contracts. The dataset lists tests by species class, species, test code, and description, with the number of tests performed in the 12-month period. Crown Copyright for this data is held by APHA as of 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze testing volume and focus areas for food safety surveillance based on the 'Number of tests' and 'Species' fields.
• Identify common laboratory procedures for specific species classes based on the 'Test code' and 'test description' fields.
• Track regulatory or research-driven testing activity for the year 2013 based on the temporal and contractual scope mentioned.

Strengths

• Data is attributed to a specific government agency (APHA) and year (2013).
• The description explicitly lists core fields including 'Species', 'Test code', and 'Number of tests'.

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, via the UK Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Data covers the year 2013; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, given the source agency, but not explicitly stated.