General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
P.O.Box MB 245
Accra
Ghana
Phone number
0302500065
E-mail
gsanep [at] gsa.gov.gh
Website
Legal Status
Public
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
Yes
Scopes of Accreditation
Aerobic Plate count in food and water
Faecal coliforms in food and water
Coliforms in food and water
E.coli in food and water
Staphylococcus aureus in food
Yeast and Moulds in food
Salmonella in food
Faecal coliforms in food and water
Coliforms in food and water
E.coli in food and water
Staphylococcus aureus in food
Yeast and Moulds in food
Salmonella in food
Accreditation body
Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS)
D-PL-15209-01-01
D-PL-15209-01-01
Does the laboratory have other sites?
No
Personnel
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head of Organization
CEO Name
Prof. Alex Dodoo
CEO Phone
CEO E-mail
gsanep [at] gsa.gov.gh
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
12
Male laboratory personnel
5
Female laboratory personnel
7
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
1
Male technical personnel
0
Female technical personnel
1
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Medical
Water / food
Environmental
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water
Test parameter/ properties measured
coli
Coliforms
Streptococcus faecalis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Clostridium perfringens
Coliforms
Streptococcus faecalis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Clostridium perfringens
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Membrane filtration method
Membrane filtration method
MPN method
Spread plate technique
Pour plate technique
Membrane filtration method
MPN method
Spread plate technique
Pour plate technique
Methods
ISO 9308-1 2014
ISO 9308-1 2014
ISO 7899-1 1988
ISO 16266 2006
ISO 7937 2004
ISO 9308-1 2014
ISO 7899-1 1988
ISO 16266 2006
ISO 7937 2004
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water
Test parameter/ properties measured
Aerobic Plate Count at 37°C and at 22°C
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Pour plate technique
Methods
ISO 6222 1999
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Aerobic Plate Count
Yeast and Moulds
Salmonella
Staphylococcus aureus
Yeast and Moulds
Salmonella
Staphylococcus aureus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Pour plate technique
Spread plate technique
Detection technique
Pour Plate technique
Spread plate technique
Detection technique
Pour Plate technique
Methods
ISO 4833 2003
ISO 21527-1 2008
ISO 6579 2002
ISO 6888 pt2 1999
ISO 21527-1 2008
ISO 6579 2002
ISO 6888 pt2 1999
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Coliforms
E.coli
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium perfringens
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
E.coli
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium perfringens
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Spread plate technique
Pour plate technique
Detection technique
Pour plate technique
Detection technique
Methods
ISO 4832 2006
ISO 16649-2 2001
ISO 7932 2004
ISO 7937 2004
ISO 21872-1 2007
ISO 16649-2 2001
ISO 7932 2004
ISO 7937 2004
ISO 21872-1 2007
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Environmental
Test parameter/ properties measured
Aerobic plate count
E.coli
Salmonella
Staphylococcus aureus
Coliforms
E.coli
Salmonella
Staphylococcus aureus
Coliforms
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Pour plate technique
MPN
Detection technique
Pour plate technique
MPN
MPN
Detection technique
Pour plate technique
MPN
Methods
ISO 4833 2003
ISO 7251 2005
ISO 6579 2002
ISO 6888 pt2 1999
ISO 4831 2006
ISO 7251 2005
ISO 6579 2002
ISO 6888 pt2 1999
ISO 4831 2006
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
Yes
Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for non-accredited scopes
Yes
PT Scheme details
Fapas
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