The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) wishes to advise that the deadline for voting on the Final Draft CARICOM Regional Standard (FDCRS) 05 – Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods – Specification (Revision), was, October 14, 2023. To necessarily facilitate the receipt of all national positions, a number of...
TTBS Metrology Technicians Win Bureau’s World Metrology Day Competition
Metrology technicians at the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) are pressing home the validity of the work that they do in a local competition to mark World Metrology Day 2023. The competition was intended to encourage such measurement specialists to write articles which contribute to their development and...
Podcasts Bring New Perspective on Quality Journey
A new promotional initiative by the CROSQ Secretariat is gaining traction and brining new perspectives to the region’s journey in the area of quality infrastructure (QI). Themed The QUALITY Link, the series features a new national standards body each month, alongside episodes from the Secretariat itself, highlighting an issue or...
Bureau Staff Recognised for Commitment to Development
The commitment of staff members at three bureaux was brought into the spotlight recently, as the “Strengthening of the Regional Quality Infrastructure in Barbados, Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis” Project drew to a close. Metrology staff at the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI), the Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS),...
Two National Trinidad and Tobago Labs Internationally Accredited
by Ms Donna Sealy (contributor) The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) and the National Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd. (NP) are the first two state-owned organisations to receive their accreditation certificates in Trinidad and Tobago. Both public laboratories, now accredited to the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) standard for non-medical laboratories...
