Strengthening Food Safety: Laboratory Secures ISO 17025 Re-accreditation with Expanded Scope
From June 30 to July 4, 2025, the Laboratory of Chemical and Analytical Research of the Center for Laboratory Testing of the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision successfully underwent a re-accreditation procedure with an expanded scope of accreditation in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 17025.
The Value Chain Agro Finance project is pleased to note that, as part of this procedure, the laboratory’s methods for food product testing were evaluated, aimed at improving the quality and safety of food products in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Key methods supported and introduced with the assistance of the project include:
- Determination of sorbic and benzoic acids in food products;
- Determination of sucrose, glucose, and fructose in honey;
- Determination of lead, molybdenum, antimony, calcium, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, copper, mercury, barium, arsenic, cadmium, selenium, silver, zinc, iron, cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel, strontium, boron, and uranium in water;
- Determination of pesticides (simazine, atrazine, and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) in water;
- Determination of synthetic dyes in soft drinks;
- Determination of mycotoxins in food products using HPLC-MS/MS.
The Value Chain Agro Finance project expresses its sincere gratitude to all employees of the Laboratory of Chemical and Analytical Research of the Center for Laboratory Testing for their high professionalism and significant contribution to the development and improvement of the laboratory’s capabilities.