New quality control lab for testing of food products at Tripoli and North Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture

The Tripoli and North Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture opened its new laboratory specialized in quality control and in testing food products using local and regional standards.  The opening was announced yesterday during a ceremony which was attended by the Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Trade, Mr. Fouad Fleifel in addition to Mohamed Choucair the Chairman of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture in Lebanon (FCCIAL),  Dany Gedeon the General Director of the Ministry of Industry, Nabil Itani the General Manager at IDAL (Investment Development Authority of Lebanon), Dr. Khater Abi Habib the Chairman and General Manager of Kafalat, Fadi Gemayel, representing the Association of  Lebanese Industrialists, Hussam Qubaiter the CEO of Racheed Karami International Expo, and Nader Ghazal head of the Tripoli municipality.
The President of the Chamber, Toufic Dabbousi, noted in his keynote address that this new facility with its equipments will help the operation of the laboratory.  He added that the Chamber financed the modernization of equipments, from its own resources, and so as to ensure high quality and safety of food products consumed by citizens.  Dabbousi added that the lab is now formally recognized by official authorities including relevant public authorities, customs and sea and land port and the airports.  It is also recognized by international instances as it enjoys ISO/IEC 17025 which is the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.  The director of the laboratory, Khaled Al-Omary, concluded by going through the different phases of the lab since its inception to date.
Source: Al-Safir, Al-Mustaqbal 24 February 2014