Food Technology Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Laboratory By National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories -NABL (India) Biological Testing: T-3729 Chemical Testing : T-3728
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​Agricultural Services  Food Technology Laboratory: - Microbiology Laboratory Dairy Chemistry Division Chemistry Laboratory, Other Activities	​The Food Technology Laboratory (FTL) is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory for selected chemical and microbiological tests. It is accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), India since December 2015. FTL aims to support safe food production at both primary and processor levels. It became operational in 2007. FTL is COMESA Food Safety Reference Laboratory since 2008.

 

 

​Contacts	​	​
Mrs B R Kureemun Assistant Director/ Officer in Charge  of Food Technology Laboratory	+230 466 0405​	bkureemun@govmu.org
​Dr (Mrs) Shalini Amnee Neeliah Acting Principal Scientific Officer for the Dairy Chemistry Division	​	​moa-dairy-chem@govmu.org
Mr A. Moorbannoo Divisional Scientific Officer (Agricultural Chemistry Division)​	​+230 4657472​	amoorbannoo@govmu.org moa-agric-chem@govmu.org
​Reception	​+230 4661435 +230 4661419 +230 4661420 Fax: +230 466 8563	​Food Technology Laboratory Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security Réduit Mauritius
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	​	​CUSTOMER CHARTER
	​	​VISION AND MISSION OF THE FOOD TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
​	​Ø	​Striving towards safe and quality foods through excellence in analysis by  meeting international standards
	​	​MANDATE
​	​​Ø	​​Microbiological and Chemical analysis of foods (pesticide residues, heavy metals, toxins), animal feeds and water for our export and import requirements
​	​​Ø	​Provision of technical assistance to all stakeholders regarding food quality and safety.
​	​​Ø	​To improve the chemical and microbiological quality of food and food products produced by small cow keepers, micro/small entrepreneurs, importers and food manufacturers
​	​​Ø	​To ensure the safety and quality of both locally produced, exported and imported food products.
​	​​Ø	​To develop new analytical techniques and validate methods of analysis

       

​	DIVISION & UNITS at Food Technology Laboratory​ ​
​	​	​Sections under Dairy Chemistry Division
​1.	​Ø​	​Food Microbiology Laboratory
​2.	​Ø	​Dairy Chemistry ​Laboratory
​3.	​Ø	​​Pilot Plant Unit/ Physical & Organoleptic Unit
​4.	​Ø	​​Bio-molocular Laboratory for GMO detection (Under development)
​	​Ø	​Other activities include: Training in food testing to national and regional stakeholders CODEX Contact Point Secretariat for National CODEX Committee Advisory services (HACCP. GMP. Food standards and legislations)
​	​	​Sections under Agricultural  Chemistry Division
​	​Ø Ø Ø	​Organic Chemistry Section ​General Chemistry Section Information for Customer Information for Customer Radioactivity Unit (Under development) Click to download Brochure of Food Technology Laboratory

  

​	​ ​List of Test carried out at Food Techn​​ology Laboratory : ​
​	​​Under Dairy Chemistry Division​
​	​​​​​​​​Ø Ø Ø Ø	​Microbiological tests in food, feeds and water Chemical tests in milk and dairy products Guidelines for submission of samples Checklist for sample acceptance for microbiological parameters
​	​​​​​​​​	​Activities at Dairy Chemistry Division Technical Support including advice
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