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The delegation of Turkmenistan gets acquainted with the experience of Latvian food laboratories

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Turkmen delegation consisting of heads and specialists of food laboratories of the Center of public health and nutrition of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and specialists of the private laboratory for food safety HO "Hil Standart" is on a working visit to Riga.

The study tour was organized within the framework of the European Union-funded project "Promotion of further sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas in Turkmenistan (SARDIII)".

The purpose of the visit, organized by the Scientific Institute of food safety, animal health and the environment "BIOR" (Latvia), – familiarization with the scientific and laboratory activities "BIOR", as well as training in the requirements of the international standard ISO 17025 for testing laboratories.

During the training process and exchange of experience, Turkmen specialists were introduced to three areas of laboratory work processes – chemical and microbiological testing of food products and quality control of laboratory activities. To improve the efficiency of the working process, specialists worked in each direction separately in accordance with their specialization.

Of particular interest to participants was the experience of the laboratories of "BIOR" on the development and update of methods for testing food products and conducting inter-laboratory proficiency tests carried out to confirm the accuracy of the laboratory tests.

During the visit, meetings were also organized with representatives of the University of Latvia and the accreditation body of Latvia "LATAK".

The study tour was conducted within the framework of the SARD III project aimed at supporting the government of Turkmenistan in improving the productivity and competitiveness of the agri-food sector through activities aimed at improving production, processing, and marketing, as well as strengthening the capacity to support agricultural enterprises in the public sector.

Improving the competence and international recognition of food laboratories in Turkmenistan will further increase the volume of exports of Turkmen agricultural and food products, especially to developed countries.

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