Bridgetown, BARBADOS, May 28, 2014. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) hosted the launch of three programmes focused on food safety in the agro-processing and specialty foods sector at the Hilton Barbados today. The launch included the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Inter-American Institute for...
Saint Lucia marks the observance of World Metrology Day
The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards joins the global community to mark World Metrology Day on Tuesday 20th May. This year's theme is “Measurements and the global energy challenge. In a joint release, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) stated,...
Saint Lucia Marks the Observance of World Metrology Day
The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards joins the global community to mark World Metrology Day on Tuesday 20th May. This year's theme is “Measurements and the global energy challenge. In a joint release, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) stated,...
Accreditation of BSJ Lab Clears Way for Food Exports to 69 Countries
The accreditation of the Bureau of Standards' Chemistry Laboratory to ISO/IEC 17025 — the international standards for testing labs — will allow Jamaica to exported tested foods to 69 countries across the world without hassle. The lab last Wednesday received its certificate of accreditation from the Jamaica National Agency for...
SLBS Launches Verification Service for the Health Sector
The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards will launch a programme for the verification of measuring instruments used in the health sector as part of the SLBS mandate to protect health and safety. The verification programme targeting that sector is critical to ensuring that doctors and other health professionals are using...