Examination of isolates
6.—(1) A food business operator responsible for primary production who examines an isolate, or causes an examination of an isolate to be carried out, in order to detect the presence of any zoonosis or zoonotic agent must—
(a)take all reasonable steps to ensure that the isolate is preserved for a period of at least two weeks from the date of the examination;
(b)keep the results of the examination for a period of 12 months from receipt; and
(c)supply those results to the Department immediately upon demand during that period.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any sample taken for the purposes of The Control of Salmonella in Poultry Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2008(1).