Recall of Vanilla Häagen-DazsTM Ice Cream Products The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) wishes to inform the public of immediate recall of two batches of Vanilla Häagen-DazsTM ice cream due to containing trace amounts of ethylene oxide (ETO).
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Technical Mission of Cannabis Taskforce to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Minister of Commerce, Business Development, Manufacturing, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs Honourable Emma Hippolyte, Chair of the Cannabis Taskforce led a Technical Mission to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 8th -10 June 2022. The delegation included Mr Dylan Norbert-Inglis, Vice- Chair & Legal
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Saint Lucia Delegation Tours St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cannabis Establishments. A delegation from the Government of Saint Lucia arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday 8 June to conduct a tour of several cannabis establishments. The team met with Hon. Minister Saboto Caesar and members of Staff of the Ministry of
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WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY 2022 Joint Statement by Emanuele Riva, IAF Chair, and Etty Feller, ILAC Chair ACCREDITATION Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment The global accreditation organizations IAF and ILAC once again come together on 9 June to celebrate World Accreditation Day. The 2022 theme is Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment
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Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards Takes Part in Business Forum On Sunday, 29th May 2022 the Ministry of Commerce under the auspices of Hon. Emma Hippolyte and along with its partnering agencies held their first Business Forum at the St. Isidore’s Hall, Soufriere for all entrepreneurs and persons interested in starting their business. The purpose
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SLBS NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR JIF PEANUT BUTTER The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards wishes to inform the public of an outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections in the United States linked to certain Jif peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky. J.M. Smucker Company has voluntarily recalled certain
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Metrology in the Digital Era The SLBS joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Metrology Day, May 20, and notes the milestones achieved by Saint Lucia in the areas of scientific, industrial and legal metrology over the last thirty years. Metrology is the science of measurement. The theme for World Metrology Day 2022
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Saint Lucia observes World Hypertension Day Controlling high blood pressure is the most common preventable cause of conditions such as strokes and heart attacks. In Saint Lucia, an estimated 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure, and strokes and heart attacks continue to be the leading cause of death. In 2019, in collaboration with
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SLBS Adopts Measures to Ensure Compliant Motor Vehicles The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards will implement a vehicle pre-shipment inspection programme for used motor vehicles and a pre-entry verification programme for new motor vehicles. The initiatives will be incorporated into existing Compulsory Standards Compliance Programme (CSCP) and will eliminate the entry of non-compliant vehicles into
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SLBS Pivotal to Expanded Services to Manufacturing Sector On Thursday 3rd March 2022, the Minister for Commerce, Industry and Consumer Affairs Hon. Emma Hippolyte together with the Minister of Agriculture Hon. Alfred Prospere paid an official visit to the National Agricultural Diagnostic Facility (NADF). Minister Hippolyte indicated that her Ministry through the Saint Lucia Bureau
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