Updated: May-19-2020

General Information

Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address

Cova de ingles mindelo
Sao Vicente
Cape Verde

Phone number
+238 3533941
E-mail
aracyrody [at] gmail.com
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
No
Does the laboratory have other sites?
No

Personnel

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head of Organization

CEO Name
Vera Gominho
CEO Phone
CEO E-mail
vera.gominho [at] men.gov.eu

Total laboratory personnel

Total laboratory personnel
3
Male laboratory personnel
0
Female laboratory personnel
3

Technical personnel

Technical personnel total
3
Male technical personnel
0
Female technical personnel
3

Technical Information

Testing

Laboratory services offered
Water / food
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Drinking Water
Test parameter/ properties measured
Various including:
Sulfite-reducing anaerobes
M. Viaveis

Type of test/ instrumentation used
Various including:
membrane filtration
inoculation
Methods
ISO6461-2-1986
ISO6222:1999
BSENISO3696:1995
ISO7899-2
ISO9308-1:2000
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Various including:
Escherichia coli
Staphylococcus aureus
Esterilidade
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Various including:

Steam distillation
Methods
ISO 4833:2013
ISO 4832: 2006
NP2929:1988
ISO 16649:2:2011
NP2260:1986
NP2309:1988
ISO6579:2002
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
No
Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for non-accredited scopes
No
Inter-laboratory comparison
No
Does the laboratory sub-contract testing work to other laboratories?
Yes
Outsourced services
Microbiological Tests Food
Documented policies, procedures and records for the qualification, assessing and monitoring of all outsourced services providers
Yes
Please specify in which type of document all these aspects are covered
Accreditation ENAC 96 /L230
ENAC 96 / LJ440

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