IAEA & FAO Suport Helps Benin's LCSSA Achieve ISO Accreditation (08010460)
IAEA and FAO Support Helps Benin's Central Laboratory of Food Safety Control Achieve ISO Accreditation
The IAEA, through its technical cooperation (TC) programme in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, has been providing expertise and equipment to help Benin upgrade its food safety surveillance system. As a result of these improvements, Benin's Central Laboratory of Food Safety Control (LCSSA) received ISO accreditation in the conduct of ethephon analyses in pineapple on 1 February 2018.
The ISO accreditation confirms the LCSSA's analytical competence and reliability. More pineapple producers in Benin will now benefit from on-site control of their products prior to export and enjoy continued access to markets in the EU and worldwide.
This will reply in particular to the requirements set by the European Union (EU)-a major export market for Benin's pineapple sector-limiting ethephon residues in food to ensure they are not harmful to consumers. Ethephon is a plant growth regulator used to enhance the yellow colour of pineapple.
The LCSSA has become a leading institution in West Africa, and is providing food safety training to officials from other African countries.
Photo Credit: Kisito Chabi Sika / LCSSA
IAEA & FAO Suport Helps Benin's LCSSA Achieve ISO Accreditation (08010460)
IAEA and FAO Support Helps Benin's Central Laboratory of Food Safety Control Achieve ISO Accreditation
The IAEA, through its technical cooperation (TC) programme in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, has been providing expertise and equipment to help Benin upgrade its food safety surveillance system. As a result of these improvements, Benin's Central Laboratory of Food Safety Control (LCSSA) received ISO accreditation in the conduct of ethephon analyses in pineapple on 1 February 2018.
The ISO accreditation confirms the LCSSA's analytical competence and reliability. More pineapple producers in Benin will now benefit from on-site control of their products prior to export and enjoy continued access to markets in the EU and worldwide.
This will reply in particular to the requirements set by the European Union (EU)-a major export market for Benin's pineapple sector-limiting ethephon residues in food to ensure they are not harmful to consumers. Ethephon is a plant growth regulator used to enhance the yellow colour of pineapple.
The LCSSA has become a leading institution in West Africa, and is providing food safety training to officials from other African countries.
Photo Credit: Kisito Chabi Sika / LCSSA