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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 samples.

Eng. Hind further explained that the technology ensures fast and accurate results,
delivering outcomes within a single day and accommodating up to 100 tests per hour.
The capability of the technology to swiftly identify various bacteria, yeasts, and fungi
associated with food product quality and microbial contaminants plays a pivotal role in
enhancing flexibility, productivity, and the screening process and mechanism.

Integrated Tests and AnalysesCustomers can take advantage of the microbiology
analysis laboratory services offered by Dubai Central Laboratory, which include food
product quality and safety examination, nutritional supplements, food contact materials
(FCMs), and food product expiration date estimations.

Furthermore, they can benefit from environmental sample tests including bottled and
non-bottled drinking water samples to guarantee that it does not contain any disease-
causing bacteria, and sample tests of groundwater, irrigation water, sea, lakes, canals,
beaches, swimming pool water, hotels and dental clinics water, sediment and soil,
natural reserves, and hazardous-waste and fertilisers.

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