In 2015, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched
a cooperation program with the Arab Industrial Development and Mining
Organization (AIDMO), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
(Sida), and the League of Arab States (LAS).
UNIDO started implementing the regional project
Arab Food Safety Initiative for Trade
Facilitation (SAFE) funded by (Sida), and in collaboration with LAS, AIDMO
and the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) with the key
objective to facilitate regional trade
in food/agri-based products and improved integration through strengthening
the regional coordination and harmonization mechanisms on conformity assessment
and Food Safety systems following
international best practices.
As Egypt has taken major steps in line with its
ambition of reforming the country?s food safety regulatory framework, one of
the key achievements was the Egyptian
National Food Monitoring Program (NFMP).
One of the aims of the NFMP is to evaluate the
current situation concerning the pesticide residue levels in many types of
fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices that are produced and consumed in Egypt to
assess the compliance with the statutory maximum limits and to estimate the
possibilities of consumers? exposure to the harmful intake of pesticides. UNIDO
has an agreement with Egypt which aims to support the country in addressing its
food safety challenges at the national level.
Due to its network of laboratories covering the
business in five continents, equipped with the required cutting-edge technology
for testing services, and accredited with the maximum level of accreditation, AGQ Labs was chosen by UNIDO to provide the
technical assistance in the implementation of a full monitoring program of
pesticide residue analysis and testing. This monitoring program is established
based on analyzing samples of foodstuffs of plant origin in order to monitor
the levels of pesticide residue in these foodstuffs. AGQ Labs is working
through its local team in Egypt to provide the Agrofood sector with pesticide
residue testing services as one of the main tests required for food safety
monitoring.
Do not hesitate to contact AGQ Labs in Egypt
for further information about our Food Safety and Agronomy analytical services.
