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Eng. Hind Mahmoud Ahmed, Director of the Dubai Central Laboratory Department,

underscored Dubai Municipality’s commitment towards developing digital infrastructure for its

laboratories and equipping them with cutting-edge systems that improve the overall

effectiveness of the Emirate’s health and safety system. The latest move furthers the

Municipality's objective of developing and implementing globally recognized standards for

laboratory and calibration certificates, as well as safeguarding public health and wellness.

Eng. Hind commented, "This revolutionary method of detecting the Legionella pulmonary

bacteria is among the latest to be accredited globally by the European Water Testing Network. It

also has a certificate of recognition from AOAC International. The technology is very accurate

and quick to produce results, typically needing 48 hours as opposed to the 14 days that traditional

methods require."

In addition, the Acting Director of the Dubai Central Laboratory Department stated that more

than 100,000 tests are carried out yearly by microbiological analysis laboratories on a variety of

food types, environmental water, and consumer products (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) to guarantee

the safety of goods sold in Dubai markets. It also entails the use of research and development

studies for diverse microbiological examinations, assuring that laboratories have the capacity to
respond promptly to various kinds of circumstances.

Focusing on the health and safety of consumers, the new technology supports the framework of

microbiological exams implemented to make sure that there is no corrupt microbial growth or

disease transmitted across different commodities and products. Dubai Central Laboratory system

has several specialized laboratories, which include Chemical Analysis Laboratory, Microbiological