Joint Statement by Emanuele Riva, IAF Chair, and Etty Feller, ILAC Chair The global accreditation organizations IAF and ILAC once again come together on 9 June to celebrate World Accreditation Day. The 2023 theme is “Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade” and aims to draw attention to how accreditation and conformity assessment are adapting …
In 2021 Technical Committee 21 was convened at the Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards. This Technical Committee (TC) had responsibility for the development and adoption of standards dealing with Cannabis & Cannabis Products. The Committee mirrored American Society for Technology & Materials (ASTM) Committee D37. Cannabis is an annual, dioecious, flowering herb. The leaves are …
Introduction Food is essential for health and well being but may also be a cause of illness. Food-borne illness can have seriously damaging effects on individuals. Education of food handlers in the basic principles of food hygiene is therefore critical as it constitutes an important measure in preventing food-borne illness. Prevention is better than cure. …
Plants are life – we depend on them for our food the oxygen we breathe. But international travel and trade has been associated with the introduction and spread of plant pests. Invasive pest species are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss and threaten the delicate web of life that sustains our planet. Pests …
Measurements supporting the global food system May 20 is World Metrology Day, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875. This treaty provides the basis for a worldwide coherent measurement system that underpins scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, as well as the improvement of the quality of …
The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Honourable Philip J. Pierre received a courtesy call from Mr José E Trejo, Executive Director, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) and Dr Alison Gajadhar, Saint Lucia’s representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 309 (ISO TC 309) via the Saint Lucia Bureau …
Blue Waters Once Again Certified to Use SLBS Standards Mark Blue Waters St. Lucia Ltd, manufacturers of Blue Waters – Purified Water and Paradise Water – Purified Water have again completed a rigourous audit against the requirements of two standards; Specification for Packaged Water and the Code of Hygienic Practice for the Collecting, Processing and …
Product Recall Chance Christmas Lights URGENT – PRODUCT RECALL The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) and Palace House Co Ltd wish to advise the public of the immediate recall of Christmas Lights, which are non-compliant with the compulsory national standard SLNS 51: 2002 Christmas -Tree and Decorative Lighting outfits. This recall affects all Chance …
Recall of Fabuloso Cleaning Products Over Bacterial Contamination Concerns The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards wishes to advise the public that Colgate-Palmolive has issued a voluntary recall for Fabuloso Multi-Purpose Cleaners due to risk of exposure to bacteria. The recalled products may contain Pseudomonas species bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescens, which are environmental …
“TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PACKAGING AND LABELLING TO MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (MSMEs) IN SAINT LUCIA” CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO FACILITATE MSMEs ACCESS TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS THROUGH PACKAGING AND LABELLING TECHNIQUES The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards wishes to procure consultancy services in the following 3 areas: Training in current packaging and labelling trends …
