General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
P. O. Box MB 245
Accra
Ghana
Phone number
0302-506991-5 Extn 4488
E-mail
info [at] gsa.gov.gh
Website
Legal Status
Public
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
Yes
Scopes of Accreditation
DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005
Pesticide Residues in fruits, vegetables and other low fatty matrices
Pesticide Residues in fruits, vegetables and other low fatty matrices
Accreditation body
Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH
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
adodoo [at] gsa.gov.gh
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
7
Male laboratory personnel
6
Female laboratory personnel
1
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
7
Male technical personnel
6
Female technical personnel
1
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Biological
Chemical
Water / food
Environmental
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Fruits and Vegetables
Test parameter/ properties measured
Organophosphorous pesticides
Organochlorine pesticides
Synthetic Pyrethroids pesticides
Organophosphorous, Organochlorine and Synthetic Pyrethroids pesticides
Organochlorine pesticides
Synthetic Pyrethroids pesticides
Organophosphorous, Organochlorine and Synthetic Pyrethroids pesticides
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gas chromatography (PFPD)
Gas chromatography (ECD)
Gas chromatography (ECD)
Gas chromatography (ECD, PFPD)
Gas chromatography (ECD)
Gas chromatography (ECD)
Gas chromatography (ECD, PFPD)
Methods
Analytical Methods for Pesticide Residue in Foodstuffs, Sixth edition. General Inspectorate for Health Protection. Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport. The Netherlands. 1996
QuEChERS
QuEChERS
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Fish and fishery products, oils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Organophosphorous, Organochlorine and Synthetic Pyrethroids pesticides, PAH, PCB
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gas chromatography (ECD, PFPD)
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Methods
Modified QuEChERS
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Cocoa and cocoa products,
Test parameter/ properties measured
Organophosphorous, Organochlorine, Synthetic Pyrethroids and Neonicotinoids pesticides
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gas chromatography (ECD, PFPD)
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS)
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS)
Methods
Modified QuEChERS
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water
Test parameter/ properties measured
Organophosphorous, Organochlorine and Synthetic Pyrethroids pesticides, PAH, PCB
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gas chromatography (ECD, PFPD)
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Methods
Manual of Pesticide Residue Analysis Volume 1. DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Pesticide Commission
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soil
Test parameter/ properties measured
Organophosphorous, Organochlorine and Synthetic Pyrethroids pesticides, PAH, PCB
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gas chromatography (ECD, PFPD)
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Methods
EPA Methods 8081A, 614 and 8141A
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Fruits
Test parameter/ properties measured
Ethephon
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gas chromatography (GC-FID)
Methods
J. Food & Drug Analysis, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2000, Pages 213-217
Accreditation status
No
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 PT schemes are used
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