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2/5/24, 1:31 PM Dubai develops screening system to detect pork byproducts in processed food
provide a comprehensive service that ensures maximum efficiency and quality while
adhering to the best international standards and specifications.

The system guarantees the safety and quality of food products available in the market,

contributing to the sustainability of the food system and enhancing Dubai’s reputation as
the premier global destination for both work and living.

Hind Mahmoud Ahmed, Acting Director of the Dubai Central Laboratory Department at

Dubai Municipality, asserted that the new screen mechanism is developed systematically
and continuously in line with the nature of food products and materials that are available in

the local market.

The new laboratory continues to provide flexible, highly accurate, proactive testing
services that meet the needs of customers. This aligns with the objectives of Dubai

Municipality to establish a sustainable health and food ecosystem, ensuring community
protection against food risks and enhancing the overall quality of life in the emirate.

Enhancing Efficiency

Eng. Hind said, "The new system was created in microbiological laboratories, and it has

made all traded products more trustworthy by detecting pork byproduct residues with an
efficiency that is about 100 times higher than that of conventional examination

procedures.

This achievement stands alongside the laboratory's numerous successes in improving

operations and meeting objectives, which include the development and integration of

globally accepted standards for laboratory testing and calibration certificates,”.

Developing New Technologies

Additionally, she highlighted the utilisation of a state-of-the-art device featuring a fully

automated system and secure protocol, facilitating comprehensive sample tracking from
the initiation of testing to the publication of results.

Furthermore, the automated reading based on fluorescence makes it one of the most

sophisticated and cutting-edge methods in the world for detecting microorganisms in food

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