Updated: May-26-2020

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
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
Accreditation body
Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS)
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
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Membrane filtration method
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
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
Type of test/ instrumentation used
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
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Coliforms



E.coli

Bacillus cereus


Clostridium perfringens


Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Spread plate technique

Pour plate technique


Detection technique
Methods
ISO 4832 2006



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
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Pour plate technique


MPN

Detection technique

Pour plate technique

MPN
Methods
ISO 4833 2003



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