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2/5/24, 1:38 PM Dubai Central Laboratory develops innovative screening system - Middle East News 247
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.

Engineer 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 utilization 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 play a pivotal role in enhancing flexibility,

productivity, and the screening process and mechanism.

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