According to Regulation (EU Europese unie (Europese unie)) 2017/625, Article 100(1), each EU Member State shall designate one or more National Reference Laboratories (NRLs National Reference Laboratories (National Reference Laboratories)) for each European Union Reference Laboratory designated in accordance with Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. The responsibilities and tasks of the NRLs are listed in Article 101 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 

 

The NRLs for Salmonella represent the 27 EU Member States. Additionally, the EU (potential) candidate countries as well as the EFTA countries and the former EU Member State United Kingdom are represented with an NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie) for Salmonella.  

You will find details of the NRLs by clicking on the country.

Albania

Food Safety and Veterinary Institute

R. Maçi
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Rr. Aleksandër Moisiu nr 82
1001 TIRANA
Telephone +35 56 999 43891
Renis.Maci@isuv.gov.al

Austria

Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
NRC Salmonella

C. Kornschober
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Veterinary, Food, Typing

Beethovenstrasse 6
A-8010 GRAZ
Telephone +43 50555 61 201
Christian.Kornschober@ages.at

 

Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
Institute for Animal Nutrition and Feed

S. Axmann
NRL-Salmonella Animal feed

Wieningerstrasse 8
A-4020 LINZ
Telephone +43 50555 41 432
sonja.axmann@ages.at

Belgium

Sciensano 
Dep. Food pathogens

Cristina Garcia-Graells
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Rue Juliette Wytsman 14
B 1050 BRUSSEL
Telephone +32 2 642 53 73
Fax +32 2642 50 01
MariaCristina.GarciaGraells@sciensano.be

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Veterinary Faculty of Sarajevo
Department of Health Care of Poultry

A. Koro 
Authorized laboratory for Salmonella in primary poultry production

Zmaja od Bosne 90
71000 SARAJEVO
Telephone +387 33 618 832
amira.koro@vfs.unsa.ba

Bulgaria

National Diagnostic Research Veterinary Medical Institute

 

prof. H. Daskalov 
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

15A Pencho Slaveykov Blvd.
1606 SOFIA
Telephone +359 2 952 39 03
ndnivmi@nvms.government.bg 
ndnivmi@bfsa.bg

 

Croatia

Croatian Veterinary Institute Poultry Center
Laboratory for Bacteriology 

Borka Šimpraga
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Poultry

Heinzelova 55
10000 ZAGREB
Telephone +385 1 2440 212
b_simpraga@veinst.hr

 

Croatian Veterinary Institute
Laboratory for General Bacteriology and Micology

Gordan Kompes
NRL-Salmonella Mammals

Savska cesta 143
10000 ZAGREB
Telephone +385 6123 623
kompes@veinst.hr

 

Croatian Veterinary Institute
Dept. for Vet. Public Health, Laboratory for Food Microbiology

Andrea Humski
NRL-Salmonella Food

Savska cesta 143
10000 ZAGREB
Telephone +385 6123 622
humski@veinst.hr

 

Croatian Veterinary Institute, Branch - SPLIT
Laboratory for Food and Feed Microbiology

Irena Listeš
NRL-Salmonella bivalve molluscs
 
Poljička cesta 33
21000 SPLIT
Telephone +385 21 370 752
i.listes.vzs@veinst.hr

 
 

Cyprus

Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Veterinary Services
Laboratory for the Control of Food of Animal Origin LCFAO

Konstantinos Arsenoglou, Eleni Papageorgiou
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Athalassa
1417 NICOSIA
Telephone +357 22 805 229

eetzp@vs.moa.gov.cy


 

Czech Republic

State Veterinary Institute
National Reference Laboratory of Salmonellosis

T. Černý
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Sidlistni 136/24
16503 PRAHA 6 LYSOLAJE
Telephone +420 604602539
Fax +420 220920655
tomas.cerny@svupraha.cz

Denmark

National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
Department of Food Microbiology

D.L. Baggesen
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Veterinary, Food, Typing

Kemitorvet, Building 204
DK-2800 LYNGBY
Telephone +45 35 88 62 07
Fax +45 35 88 70 28
Dlba@food.dtu.dk

Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
DVFA-1 Microbiology Laboratory

I. Ørntoft
NRL-Salmonella Animal Feed

Søndervang 4
DK-4100 RINGSTED
Telephone +45 72 27 61 20
ioe@fvst.dk

Estonia

National Centre for Laboratory Research and Risk Assessment (LABRIS)

E. Moks
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 30
EE-51006 TARTU
Telephone +372 7 386 139
nrl-salmonella@labris.agri.ee

Finland

Finnish Food Authority 
Laboratory and Research Division, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Research Unit

H. Kuronen
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Veterinary, Typing

Neulaniementie 4
FI-70210 KUOPIO
Telephone +358 29530 4956
fax +358 29530 4970
henry.kuronen@foodauthority.fi

 

Finnish Food Authority 
Laboratory and Research Division/Microbiology 

S. Hakola
NRL-Salmonella Food and Animal feed

Mustialankatu 3
FI-00790 HELSINKI
Telephone +358 40 524 1974
Fax +358 29530 4360
satu.hakola@foodauthority.fi

France

Anses Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané
Unité Hygiène et Qualité des Produits Avicoles et Porcins (HQPAP)

L. Bonifait
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Site des Croix BP53
22440 PLOUFRAGAN
Telephone +33 2 96 016 221
Fax +33 2 96 01 85 38
Laetitia.BONIFAIT@anses.fr

Anses - Laboratoire de sécurité des aliments de Maisons-Alfort
Unité Salmonella et Listeria (SEL)

F. Moury
NRL-Salmonella Typing

14 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie
94701 MAISONS-ALFORT
Telephone +33 1 49 77 46 17
Fax +33 1 49 77 38 50
Frederique.MOURY@anses.fr

Ifremer

S. Le Guyader
NRL-Salmonella bivalve molluscs
 
Rue de l'ile d'yeu BP 21105
4431 NANTES CEDEX 03
Telephone +33 240 374 052
Soizick.le.guyader@ifremer.fr

Germany

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

I. Szabo
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Diedersdorfer Weg 1
D-12277 BERLIN
Telephone +49 30 18412 24221
istvan.szabo@bfr.bund.de

Greece

Veterinary Laboratory of Chalkida
Hellenic Republic, Ministry of rural development and food

A. Smpiraki
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

P.O. Box 19241
34100 HALKIDA
Telephone +30 222 10 425 21
Fax +30 222 10 414 21
vetlab7@otenet.gr

Hungary

National Food Chain Safety Office, Food  Chain Safety
Laboratory Directorate, Microbiological NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)

S. Kostyak
NRL-Salmonella

Mester u. 81
H-1095 BUDAPEST
Telephone +36 14 56 3010
Fax +36 12 16 1574
kostyaks@nebih.gov.hu

Iceland

Matis ohf/Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D

P. Steinthorsson
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Vinlandsleid 12
IS-113 REYKJAVIK
Telehone +354 422500
Fax +354 4225001

Pall.steinthorsson@matis.is

Ireland

DAFM Laboratories Backweston
Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine

W. Byrne
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Backweston Laboratory Campus, Celbridge
CO. KILDARE
Telephone +353 1 615 7235

William.Byrne@agriculture.gov.ie

Italy

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
OIE/National Reference Laboratory for Salmonella

A. Ricci
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Viale dell'Universita 10
35020 LEGNARO (PADOVA)
Telephone +39 049 808 4296
Fax +39 049 883 0268

aricci@izsvenezie.it

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche "Togo Rosati"

F. Leoni 
NRL-Salmonella bivalve molluscs
 
via Cupa di Posatora 3 
60131 ANCONA 
Telephone +39 07141760
f.leoni@izsum.it

Kosovo

Kosovo Food and Veterinary Laboratory

Department of Food Microbiology

K. Uka
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Lidhja e Pejës 241
10000 PRISHTINA
Telephone +383 38 20038306
kujtim.uka@rks-gov.net

 

Latvia

Institute of Food Safety Animal Health and Environment 'BIOR', Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

J. Avsejenko
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Lejupes street 3
LV-1076 RIGA
Telephone +371 67620526
Fax +371 67620434

jelena.avsejenko@bior.lv

Lithuania

National food and veterinary risk assessment institute
Bacteriological and Food Microbiological sections

Č. Butrimaité-Ambrozevičiené
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

J. Kairiukscio 10
LT-08409 VILNIUS
Telephone +370 5 278 0470
Fax +370 5 278 0471

ceslova.ambrozeviciene@nmvrvi.lt

Luxembourg

Laboratoire national de santé

C. Martins
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Food, Animal feed

1, rue Louis Rech
L-3555 DUDELANGE
Telephone +352 247 82542
catarina.martins@lns.etat.lu

Laboratoire de médecine vétérinaire de l'Etat

M. Bourg
NRL-Salmonella Veterinary, food of animal origin

1, rue Louis Rech
L-3555 DUDELANGE
Telephone +352 247 82 543
manon.bourg@alva.etat.lu

Laboratoire national de santé

C. Ragimbeau
NRL-Salmonella Genomics

1, rue Louis Rech
L-3555 DUDELANGE
Telephone +352 28100 511
catherine.ragimbeau@lns.etat.lu

Malta

PHL Evans Building
Public Health Laboratory microbiology

R. Zerafa 
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Lower Merchants Street
VLT 1179 VALLETTA
Telephone +356 21 23 5658
Fax +356 21 24 9346
renato.zerafa@gov.mt

Moldova Republic

Republican Center for the Veterinary Diagnostic
Animal Health Laboratory

Oxana Groza
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Street Murelor 3
2051 CHISINAU
Telephone +373 69389752
drvetoxana@yahoo.com

Netherlands

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Centre for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology (Z&O)

K.A. Mooijman
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

A. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9
3721 MA BILTHOVEN
Telephone +31 6 2705 6743
kirsten.mooijman@rivm.nl

Norway

Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Section of Microbiology

B. Bergsjo
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Aboretveien 57
N-1433  Ås
Telephone +47 23 21 60 00
bjarne.bergsjo@vetinst.no

Poland

National Veterinary Research Institute
Microbiological Department

D. Wasyl
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Veterinary, Typing

Al. Partyzantow 57
24-100 PULAWY
Telephone +48 818 863051
Fax +48 818 86 2595
wasyl@piwet.pulawy.pl

National Veterinary Research Institute
Dept. Hygiene of Food of Animal Origin

J. Osek
NRL-Salmonella Food (of animal origin)

Al. Partyzantow 57
24-100 PULAWY
Telephone +48 818 89 3182
Fax +48 818 86 2595
josek@piwet.pulawy.pl

National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene

J. Postupolski
NRL-Salmonella Food (at Retail)

ul. Chocimska 24
01-791 WARSZAWA
Telephone +48 22 5421314
Fax +48 22 542122
jpostupolski@pzh.gov.pl

National Veterinary Research Institute
Department of Hygiene of Feedstuffs

K. Kwiatek
NRL-Salmonella Animal feed

Al. Partyzantow 57
24-100 PULAWY
Telephone +48 818 89 3082
Fax +48 818 86 2595
kwiatekk@piwet.pulawy.pl

Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P.

INIAV-UEISPSA

P. Themudo
P. Inácio
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Typing

Av. da República, 
Quinta do Marques
2784-157 OEIRAS
Telephone +351 214 403 500
patricia.themudo@iniav.pt
patricia.inacio@iniav.pt
 

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P.

INIAV-UEISTSA

H. Guedes
C. Almeida
NRL-Salmonella Veterinary, Food, Animal feed

Rua dos Lagidos – Lugar da Madalena
4485-655 VAIRÃO VCD
Telephone +351 252 660 600
hugo.guedes@iniav.pt
carina.almeida@iniav.pt
 

Instituto Portugues do Mar e Atmosfera, I.P.

Departemento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos

Sónia Pedro
NRL-Salmonella Bivalve-molluscs 

Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6
1495-006 ALGES
Telephone +351 213 027 000
spedo@ipma.pt

Republic of North Macedonia

Food Institute
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

D. Jankuloski
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Lazar Pop Trajkov 5-7
1000 SKOPJE
Telephone +389 7221 2231
Fax +389 2 3114 619

djankuloski@fvm.ukim.edu.mk

Romania

Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health
 Institutul de Diagnostic Si Sanatate Animala Bucuresti

M. Ionescu
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Veterinary, Typing

Str. Dr. Staicovici nr. 63, sector 5
 050557 BUCHAREST
Telephone +40 37 43 22 000
Fax +40 21 410 3394
ionescu.maria@idah.ro

Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health Institute

C. Manea
NRL-Salmonella Food, Animal feed

Campul Mosilor 5 sector 2
 021201 BUCHAREST
Telephone +40 21 252 46 51
Fax +40 21 252 0061
iispv@iispv.ro

Serbia

Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad" 

Department for clinical bacteriology, micology and parasitology

D. Todorović
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Rumenački put 20
21000 NOVI SAD
Telephone +381 21 4895 349
dalibor@niv.ns.ac.rs

Slovak Republic

State Veterinary and Food Institute Dolný Kubín
Section of Bacteriology

A. Mojzisova
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Janoskova 1611/58
026 01 Dolný Kubín
Telephone +421  43 5837 160
andrea.mojzisova@svpu.sk 

Slovenia

National Veterinary Institute at Veterinary Faculty
Laboratory for bacteriology and mycology

J. Mićunović
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Gerbičeva 60
 1000 LJUBLJANA
Telephone +386 1 4779 841
Fax +386 1 4779 352
jasna.micunovic@vf.uni-lj.si

Spain

Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria

M. Agüero García
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Veterinary, Animal feed, Typing

Ctra. M-106, Km 1,4
28110 ALGETE, MADRID
Telephone +34 91 347 8312
maguerog@mapa.es

Centro Nacional de Alimentación (CNA)
Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria

Ana López-Santacruz Serraller
NRL-Salmonella Food

Ctra. Pozuelo-Majadahonda Km 5,2
28220 MAJADAHONDA MADRID
Telephone +34 91 338 05 82
alsantacruz@consumo.gob.es

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal and Plant Health General Directorate
National Plant Health Laboratory

Irene Suárez Fernández
NRL-Salmonella Vegetal matrices, soil and water 

C/ Montirón, no. 154
27002 LUGO
Telephone +34 98 214 7911
bzn-lnsv@mapa.es

 

Sweden

National Veterinary Institute (SVA)
Department of Microbiology

E. Eriksson
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Travvagen 20
SE-75189 UPPSALA
Telephone +46 18 67 43 98
erik.eriksson@sva.se

Switzerland

Vetsuisse Faculty Bern, Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology
Centre for Zoonoses, Bacterial Animal Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (ZOBA)

G. Overesch
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella for primary production (other than poultry)

Laenggass - Strasse 122
 CH-3001 BERN
Telephone +41 31 631 24 38
Fax +41 31 631 26 34
gudrun.overesch@vetsuisse.unibe.ch

 

University of Zurich, Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene

R. Stephan
NRL National Reference Laboratory Salmonella in Food 

Winterthurerstrasse 272
CH-8057 ZURICH
Telephone +41 44 635 8651
Stephanr@fsafety.uzh.ch

 

University of Zurich, Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology

R. Stephan
NRL National Reference Laboratory - Salmonella for primary production

Winterthurerstrasse 272
CH-8057 ZURICH
Telephone +41 44 635 8601
Stephanr@fsafety.uzh.ch

Turkey

Veterinary Control and Central Research Institute

Özhan TÜRKYILMAZ
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella

Ahmet Sefik Kolayli Cad. 23
06020 ETLIK ANKARA
Telephone +90 312 322 4864
Fax +90 312 321 1755
ehh.o@merkezvet.gov.tr

United Kingdom

Animal and Plant Health Agency APHA
Department of Bacteriology

F. Martelli (Interim)
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella Veterinary, Animal feed, Typing

Woodham Lane, New Haw
KT15 3NB ADDLESTONE, SURREY
Telephone +44 1932 341111
Francesca.Martelli@apha.gov.uk

Public Health England - Colindale

S. Neal
NRL-Salmonella Food

61 Colindale Avenue
NW9 5EQ LONDON
Telephone +44 208 327 7160
shona.neal@phe.gov.uk

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

C. Baker-Austin
NRL-Salmonella bivalve molluscs
 
Barrack Rd.,
WEYMOUTH DT4 8UB
Telephone +44 1305 206619
Craig.baker-austin@cefas.co.uk

United Kingdom Northern Ireland

DAFM Laboratories Backweston
Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine

W. Byrne
NRL National Reference Laboratorie (National Reference Laboratorie)-Salmonella for Northern Ireland, Primary production

Backweston Laboratory Campus, Celbridge
CO. KILDARE, Ireland
Telephone +353 1 615 7235

William.Byrne@agriculture.gov.ie

 

Sciensano 
Department Food pathogens

Inge van Damme
NRL-Salmonella for Northern Ireland, Food and  Animal feed

Rue Juliette Wytsman 14
B 1050 BRUSSEL
Telephone +32 2 642 53 73
NRL.NI@sciensano.be