The responsibilities and tasks of the European Reference Laboratories are listed in Article 94 of Regulation (EU (Europese unie)) 2017/625.
General contact
You may contact the EURL (European Union Reference Laboratory)-Salmonella in general by emailing to: EURLSalmonella@rivm.nl
Contact persons EURL-Salmonella
Kirsten Mooijman
Head EURL
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu) Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu )
Laboratory for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology (Z&O)
P.O. box 1
3720 BA Bilthoven
Telephone +31 6 2705 6743
Email: kirsten.mooijman@rivm.nl
Irene Pol
Detection studies
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Laboratory for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology (Z&O)
P.O. box 1
3720 BA Bilthoven
Telephone +31 6 2964 6897
Email: irene.pol@rivm.nl
Robin Diddens
Detection studies
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Laboratory for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology (Z&O)
P.O. box 1
3720 BA Bilthoven
Telephone +31 6 3114 2421
Email: robin.diddens@rivm.nl
Wilma Jacobs
Typing studies, website
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Laboratory for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology (Z&O)
P.O. box 1
3720 BA Bilthoven
Telephone +31 6 3114 2419
Email: wilma.jacobs@rivm.nl
Contact at the European Commission
Kris de Smet
European Commission, Health & Food Safety Directorate General (EC DG SANTE)
Directorate G – Crisis management in food, animals and plants
G4 – Food hygiene
Office B 232 - 03/003 - 1049 Brussels, Belgium
Email: kris.de-smet@ec.europa.eu
Legal basis and activities
EURL (European Union Reference Laboratory)-Salmonella was established in 1992 according to the EU (Europese unie) Directive 92/117/EC. This Directive concerned measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin so as to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications. In 2003, this Directive was replaced by Directive 2003/99/EC on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents and by Regulation (EC) 2160/2003 on the control of Salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents. From 2006 to 2017, Regulation (EC) 882/2004 has formed the legal basis for the EURL. This latter regulation was replaced by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 in 2017.
The responsibilities and tasks of the European Union Reference Laboratories as listed in Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 are summarised in the following major activities:
• To ensure availability and use of high quality methods and to ensure high quality performance by NRLs (National Reference Laboratories);
• To provide scientific and technical assistance to NRLs;
• To provide scientific and technical assistance to the European Commission and other organisations.
EU legislation
Relevant EU legislation related to the EURL-Salmonella and NRL (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella activities can be found on the website: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html
Some of the (EU) Directives and Regulations are listed below. It occurs regularly that acts are changed after the date of publication. These changes are published in Amendments and/or Corrigenda to the original act. When following the link to the listed (EU) Directives and Regulations it is also possible to view the current consolidated version, showing the amendments and corrections (and its contents) after the original date of publication of an act.
• DIRECTIVE 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 (no longer in force) on measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications [link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1596206503644&uri=C…]
• DIRECTIVE 2003/99/EC of 17 November 2003 on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents, amending Council Decision 90/424/EEC and repealing Council Directive 92/117/EEC [link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1596206547615&uri=C…]
• REGULATION (EC) No 2160/2003 of 17 November 2003 on the control of Salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents [link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1596206590096&uri=C…]
• REGULATION (EC) No 882/2004 of 29 April 2004 (no longer in force) on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, and with animal health and animal welfare rules [link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1596206641220&uri=C…]
• REGULATION (EU) 2017/625 of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products [link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1596206712644&uri=C…]
• REGULATION (EC) No 2073/2005 Commission Regulation of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs [link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1596206231404&uri=C…]
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) no 208/2011 of 2 March 2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) no 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) no 180/2008 and (EC) no 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories [link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1596206438869&uri=C…]