Ministers inaugurate Food Safety Lab at Hamad Port

Ministers inaugurate Food Safety Lab at Hamad Port

Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Muhammad Al-Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, and His Excellency Mr. Jassim bin Saif Al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transportation and Communications, inaugurated today the Food Safety Lab, affiliated to MOPH Central Food Laboratories, at Hamad Port. Following the inauguration ceremony, their excellencies toured the lab and listened to a thorough briefing from the personnel in charge. Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Muhammad Al-Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, affirmed the ministry's keenness to enhance the capabilities of food safety management system in harmony with the best international standards, that required development of lab services, noting that the lab uses the latest internationally approved analysis techniques, to ensure the accuracy and safety of results, in a way that contributes to ensuring quality and safety of food in local market. Her Excellency explained that opening labs at the main ports facilitates clearance procedures of food shipments. HE indicated that the lab obtained international accreditation (ISO 17025) for the results, before its official opening.