General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
Cacavelli près de la TdE BP 1163
Lomé
Togo
Phone number
+228 22 25 21 48
E-mail
itra [at] cafe.tg
Legal Status
Public
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
Yao Lombo
CEO Phone
CEO E-mail
yaolombo [at] yahoo.fr
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
18
Male laboratory personnel
14
Female laboratory personnel
4
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
14
Male technical personnel
11
Female technical personnel
3
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Biological
Chemical
Water / food
Environmental
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Agricultural products
Test parameter/ properties measured
GMO
Type of test/ instrumentation used
PCR
Methods
JRC Method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Agricultural products
Test parameter/ properties measured
Aflatoxins
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Fluorometry
Methods
AOAC method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Proteins
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl method
Methods
NFV 030-50
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Lipids / Fat
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Soxhlet
Methods
NFV 03 924
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Titratable acidity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Titrimetry
Methods
NF EN 12 147
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Carbohydrates
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Ashes
Methods
ISO 7514
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Minerals
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic absorption
Methods
NF EN 14083 method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Heavy metals
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic absorption
Methods
NF EN 14083 method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Moisture/dry matter
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Steaming
Methods
ISO 11294
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Food
Test parameter/ properties measured
Sodium and potassium
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Flame photometry
Methods
NF U 42-111
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water and drinks
Test parameter/ properties measured
pH
Methods
AOAC vol II 32.1.03
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water and drinks
Test parameter/ properties measured
Electrical conductivity
Methods
NF EN 27888
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water and drinks
Test parameter/ properties measured
Turbidity
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water and drinks
Test parameter/ properties measured
Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, Calcium, Magnesium
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic absorption spectrometry
Methods
NF EN 14083 method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water and drinks
Test parameter/ properties measured
Ethanol
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Picnometry
Methods
AOAC
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water and drinks
Test parameter/ properties measured
Methanol
Type of test/ instrumentation used
HPLC
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water and drinks
Test parameter/ properties measured
Degrees Brix
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Refractometry
Methods
ISO 2173
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Coarse elements
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gravimetric method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Humidity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gravimetric method
Methods
NF ISO 11465 standard
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total nitrogen
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Ammoniacal nitrogen
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl method
Methods
Magnesium Oxide Method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Nitric nitrogen
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl method
Methods
Devarda method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Assimilable phosphorus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Colorimetric assay
Methods
Olsen Method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total phosphorus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Colorimetric assay
Methods
Dabin method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
The exchangeable bases
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Flame photometric determination
Methods
Extraction with Ammonium Acetate
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
The cation exchange capacity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Flame photometric determination
Methods
Sodium Acetate Saturation and Ammonium Acetate Extraction method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
pH (water, KCl)
Type of test/ instrumentation used
pHmetry
Methods
NF ISO 10390 method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Carbon and organic matter
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Colorimetric assay
Methods
Wakley-Black method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Electrical conductivity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Conductimetry
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Trace elements (Cu, Fe, Zn, B, etc.)
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic absorption spectrometry
Methods
NFU 44-041
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Heavy metals
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic absorption spectrometry
Methods
NFU 44-041
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Chemical fertilizers
Test parameter/ properties measured
Ammoniacal nitrogen
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Chemical fertilizers
Test parameter/ properties measured
Nitric nitrogen
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Chemical fertilizers
Test parameter/ properties measured
Assimilable phosphate
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Colorimetric method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Chemical fertilizers
Test parameter/ properties measured
Soluble potassium
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Flame photometric
Methods
HCL method and assay
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Chemical fertilizers
Test parameter/ properties measured
Soluble sulfur
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gravimetric method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Chemical fertilizers
Test parameter/ properties measured
Soluble boron
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Colorimetric method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Chemical fertilizers
Test parameter/ properties measured
Insoluble matter
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gravimetric method
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Irrigation water for crops
Test parameter/ properties measured
pH
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Irrigation water for crops
Test parameter/ properties measured
Electrical conductivity
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Irrigation water for crops
Test parameter/ properties measured
Ca, Mg Cations
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic absorption spectrometry
Methods
NFU 44-041
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Irrigation water for crops
Test parameter/ properties measured
Na, K cations
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Flame photometric determination
Methods
Extraction with Ammonium Acetate
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Irrigation water for crops
Test parameter/ properties measured
Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic absorption spectrometry
Methods
NFU 44-041
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
Methanol, Sudan I, II, III
Documented policies, procedures and records for the qualification, assessing and monitoring of all outsourced services providers
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