Meat Product Analysis (Microbiology)
Meat and Poultry Product Analysis Specimen Collection and Transport
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Meat, Poultry and Environmental swab samples submitted for microbiological analyses will only be accepted from the Indiana State Board of Animal Health Meat and Poultry Division and other government agencies.
Contact Mohammed Khatri at the Indiana Board of Animal Health Meat and Poultry Division for sample containers and instructions.
Meat and Poultry Inspection Division
Indiana Board of Animal Health
Discovery Hall, Suite 100
1202 East 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone 317.544.2400
Toll free 877.747.3038
Fax 317.974.2011
Retail meat samples are collected in their original packaging material. We accept meat and meat related samples such as ground beef products, ground pork products, and processed pork, ham, and bacon, beef jerky and environmental swabs. Minimum sample weight requirement for the analysis is 1 pound for most of the products except beef jerky which is one quarter of a pound.
- A sample should meet all following criteria before it is accepted for analysis.
- Sample must be submitted with a completed state collection Report with signatures.
- The chain of custody form must be completed on the back of Sample Collection Report.
- Time and Date stamp each Sample Collection Report.
- State seal must be present on the sample or notated if absent.
- Sample should be in original manufacturer’s packing material.
- The sample must be delivered in satisfactory physical condition and without any leakage.
- The sample shall be delivered to the lab at the proper temperatures.
Contact:
Indiana Board of Animal Health
Meat and Poultry Division
Discovery Hall, Suite 100
1202 East 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone 317.544.2400
Toll free 877.747.3038
Fax 317.974.2011
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