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Jul 13, 2018 News
The work of the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department [GA-FDD] is expected to be much more reliable. This development is linked to the fact that the body was recently conferred with the status of accreditation for four laboratories to better carry out its duties.
The laboratories include: Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Excise Chemistry and Water Chemistry. Addressing the latest advancement of the GA-FDD, Director Marlan Cole said, “this project was facilitated by the Caricom Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality [CROSQ] through the Technical Barriers to Trade [TBT] programme”. The programme is one that falls under the 10th European Development Fund [EDF] with support from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards [GNBS]. According to Cole, the four laboratories are now accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation [JAANAC].
The accreditation status, which became effective on Tuesday May 29, 2018, is in accordance with the ISO standard in relation to general requirements for testing and calibration laboratories.
“Accreditation gives the GA-FDD laboratories formal recognition of its technical competence to perform analytical testing where accurate and reliable results will be provided that meet customers’ needs,” Cole related.
This, in essence, will translate to the results of the GA-FDD being issued in accordance with the ISO/ IEC 17025: 2005 requirements and would be recognized by the international community. According to Cole, “This means that exporters of food commodities that are subjected to our regulatory oversight can now be assured of additional support/confirmation as a result of our accredited status.”
He added, “We wish to thank all the hard working staff at the department who made this possible and the Ministry of Public Health for its key, critical and invaluable support throughout the entire process.”
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