General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
CSIR-CRI, Biotechnology Complex First Floor
Fumesua-Kumasi
Ghana
Phone number
+233(0)322060396
E-mail
cridirector [at] yahoo.com
Website
Legal Status
Public
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
Yes
Scopes of Accreditation
Detection of viruses in plants
Accreditation body
South African National Accreditation Systems (SANAS)
Reference number: T0798
Reference number: T0798
Does the laboratory have other sites?
No
Personnel
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head of Organization
CEO Name
Dr. M.B. Mochiah
CEO Phone
CEO E-mail
cridirector [at] yahoo.com
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
10
Male laboratory personnel
3
Female laboratory personnel
7
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
7
Male technical personnel
1
Female technical personnel
6
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Biological
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Leaves
Test parameter/ properties measured
Presence of virus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
PCR
Methods
ISO 17025:2005
Accreditation status
Yes
Does the laboratory conduct sampling, upon request of the client, of products to be tested?
Yes
Proficiency Testing
Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for accredited scopes
No
Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for non-accredited scopes
No
Inter-laboratory comparison
Yes
Interlaboratory comparison scheme
The lab conducts inter-laboratory comparison at least once a year with three other laboratories that conducts the accredited test, however, these labs are not accredited. These labs are the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Virology labs in Nigeria and Tanzania, and KEPHIS in Kenya.
Does the laboratory sub-contract testing work to other laboratories?
No
Quality Control / Quality Management
Does the lab operate an internal quality control (QC) system to ensure quality of test results?
Yes
Does the lab operate a management system (or Quality Management System) for assuring the quality of results?
Yes
Is the system documented in a Quality Manual?
Yes