Laboratory Test for Salmonella in Water

How can you have our partner laboratory test for Salmonella in your water?

In addition to the base package, which lets you order a water analysis from our laboratory and covers shipping both ways..., you can order specific analyses as optional add-ons.

This Salmonella analysis checks for the presence (or absence!) of Salmonella in your water.

To have your water analyzed:

1. Order the base kit

2. Order this specific Salmonella analysis

3. Receive the kit at home

4. Send it back to the testing laboratory using the return label provided

5. The laboratory performs the analysis you ordered

5. We supplement the laboratory results with our technical recommendations

Testing for Salmonella in water

Sources of Salmonella in water

Widespread around the world, Salmonella are pathogenic bacteria naturally present in the intestines of wild and domestic animals such as poultry, wild birds, cattle, pigs…

Water is also a recognized route of contamination. It is most often contaminated by wastewater and the presence of feces from sick animals, and then contaminates food consumed by humans. Salmonella can be found on fruit and some fresh vegetables, likely through contact with water. Salmonella is also found in agricultural and domestic wastewater, freshwater, groundwater and even seawater.

Standards for Salmonella in water

The voluntary European and international standard EN ISO 6579-1 published in 2017 provides a validated method for detecting Salmonella in food.

Effects of Salmonella on the body

Both animals and humans can carry Salmonella without symptoms, allowing it to spread very easily and cause serious health problems, with severity varying depending on the bacterial strains and locations.

The illness caused by Salmonella, or salmonellosis, produces various symptoms that may appear 6 to 72 hours after infection : high fever, headaches, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and nausea that can progress to vomiting. 

Outbreaks often result from consuming undercooked poultry, raw egg-based foods and dairy products.