General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
Shaishie (Legon-Madina Road)
P. O. Box MB 245
Accra
Ghana
Phone number
00233 302 50065/66
E-mail
Infoa [at] gsa.gov.gh
Website
Legal Status
Public
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
Yes
Scopes of Accreditation
Fish and Fishery Products
Accreditation body
Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS)
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
info [at] gsa.gov.gh
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
6
Male laboratory personnel
4
Female laboratory personnel
2
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
6
Male technical personnel
4
Female technical personnel
2
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Water / food
Environmental
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Fish and Fishery Products
Test parameter/ properties measured
Cadmium, Lead, Mercury Copper, Iron, Zinc
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS
Methods
BS EN
14084:2003
BS EN
13806:2002
14084:2003
BS EN
13806:2002
Accreditation status
Yes
Test object or product tested or matrices
Fish and Fishery Products
Test parameter/ properties measured
Cadmium, Lead, Mercury Copper, Iron, Zinc
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Methods
BS EN
15763:2009
15763:2009
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Other Food Products
Test parameter/ properties measured
Heavy Metals
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Methods
BS EN
14084:2003
BS EN
15763:2009
14084:2003
BS EN
15763:2009
Accreditation status
No
Does the laboratory conduct sampling, upon request of the client, of products to be tested?
No
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