Selected Capabilities

Summary of Institutional Capabilities

COUNTRY INSTITUTION AVAILABLE TOOLS/CAPACITIES FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY AREAS OF FOCUS PLANS
ALGERIA INRAA Charm II Radio Receptor Assay system; HPLC Pesticides Residues; drug residues Expand scope; Accreditation
INMVA ELISA; HPLC; Food Microbiology tools Veterinary drug residues; Food Microbiology Establish confirmatory tools
Catalyze Wide range of analytical tools Wide range of hazards and food analyses
INPV GC-ECD; GC-MS; HPLC Pesticide residues
National Centre for Toxicology Wide range of analytical tools Wide range of hazards and food analyses
ANGOLA IIV HPLC, Charm II Radio Receptor Assay system; ELISA; Food Microbiology tools Veterinary drug residues; Mycotoxins; Food Microbiology Expand scope; national residue monitoring
BENIN LCSSA AAS, ICP-MS, ICP-OES;LC-MS/MS (QTRAP); HR-MS; HPLC; GC-ECD/MS; proximate analytical tools; PCR and other food microbiological tools; Charm II Radio Receptor Assay system; Accredited techniques Pesticides and related contaminants; toxic metals; veterinary drug residues; mycotoxins; environmental contaminants Help expand monitoring programmes; Train others in the region 
INRAB HPLC; Microbial inhibition tools
BOTSWANA BNVL HPLC; LC-MS/MS (QTRAP); GC-MS/MS; GC-ECD/MS; ELISA; Food Microbiology tools; AAS; Charm II radio receptor assay system; Accredited techniques Veterinary drug and pesticide residues; Mycotoxins; Food microbiology; metals Help expand monitoring programmes; Train others in the region; expand/maintain accreditation
NFCL Elemental Analyser; HPLC; Food Microbiology tools Metals; mycotoxins;  Expand scope: More residues/contaminants
NFTEC GC-ECD/MS; HPLC Pesticides; Mycotoxins; proximate analyses Expand scope and enhance confirmatory analytical tools
Plant Protection HPLC; GC-MS Pesticides in plant products Establish routing testing
BURKINA FASO LNSP LC-MS/MS; GC-ECD/MS; HPLC; Charm II Radio Receptor Assay system Mycotoxins; Pesticide and Veterinary Drug residues; Food Microbiology analysis  Enhance residues monitoring; improve analytical capabilities
CNRST/IRSAT/DTA Food Microbiology tools
BURUNDI BBN AAS, GC, ICP, HPLC Mycotoxins, metals, residues Expand scope
NCFT AAS, HPLC; Charm II Radio Receptor Assay system Mycotoxins, metals, residues Expand scope
CAMEROON IMPM/MINREST Charm II Radio Receptor Assay system; AAS; GC-ECD/MS;  Veterinary drug residues; mycotoxins; metals; proximate analysis
LANAVET HPLC, Screening, microbiological and molecular biology tools
LIMBE
HYDRAC AAS, Charm II radio receptor assay system, GC-MS Testing of contaminants in cocoa and related products
CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC VETERINARY LABORATORY ELISA; Premi-test kits; food microbiology tools including PCR Veterinary drug residues; food microbiology Establish capabilities for testing food contaminants
CHAD CECOQDA HPLC; Food Microbiology tools Food microbiology Build capacity in chemical contaminants
UNIVERSITY OF NDJAMENA
CONGO DR CGEA; Others AAS; alpa/beta/gamma detectors Radionuclides; mycotoxins Collaboration with other local institutions
Others
COTE D’VOIRE LNSP HPLC, Mycotoxins, residues Expand scope
LANADA GC-MS, GC-FID, HPLC Mycotoxins Expand scope
Others
LANEMA AAS, Charm II Charm II Radio Receptor Assay system, etc Chemical and microbial hazard testing in a range of products
EGYPT QCAP
  • LC-MS/MS
  • HRGC/HRMS
  • GC-MS
  • GC equipped with EC, NP, FP, FL detectors.
  • HPLC-UV/VIS/DAD and FL detectors.
  • ICP/MS
  • Atomic absorption with hydride system
  • Pesticides residue.
  • Heavy metals..
  • Veterinary drug residue.
  • Mycotoxins.
  • Persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
  • Microbial examinations.
  • Nitrates.
  • Benzopyrenes.
  • Sudan dyes.
  • Hormones (17∝-methyl testosterone residues)
Expand scope
National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT)
  • PCR
  • UV-Vis Spectrophotometers
  • ELISA system
  • CHARM II Charm II Radio Receptor Assay system
Residues; food microbiology Expand scope
       
ETHIOPIA EPHI CHARM II Radio Receptor Assay system; screening and quantitative tools
Animal Products, Veterinary Drugs & Feed Quality Assessment Centre LC-MS/MS, GC & HPLC; microbiology and molecular biology tools
ERITREA ESI Screening tools; microbiology and molecular biology tools
Dekemhare
NAPHL UHPLC; Screening tools; microbiology and molecular biology tools
ESWATINI Malkerns Research Station A range of tools including HPLC Mycotoxins etc
  CVL    
GAMBIA Food Safety & Quality Authority GC-MS; AAS; HPLC; food quality tools A range of hazards
  NEA  GC-MS, others A range of hazards
GABON AGASA A range of tools A range of hazards
  Others  
GHANA GFDA HPLCs, Charm II radio receptor assay system, others
GSA GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, HPLC, AAS, others
University for Development Studies, Ghana; African Branch of Spectrometers, Others
Others AAS, LC, Others
The food Research Institute GC, GC-MS, AAS, HPLC
KENYA KEBS LC-MS/MS, HPLC, ICP, Charm II radio receptor assay system, others
KALRO HPLC, others
KEPHIS LC-MS/MS, HPLC, ICP-MS, GC-MS, others
Multimedia University A range of analytical tools
CSI International Ltd A range of analytical tools
LESOTHO Department of Standards and Quality Assurance of the Ministry of Trade and Industry Food microbiological tools
Livestock Department/ Ministry of Agriculture and food security Food microbiological tools; radio receptor assay system
LIBYA The Agricultural Research Centre, the National Centre for Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine and the Food-Drug Control Centre GLC TC/FPD/FID/ECD, HPLC)
MADAGASCAR Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires XRF spectrometry, Gamma spectrometry, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Ion chromatograph, Mercury analyzer

CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES SUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT (CNRE, National Centre for Environmental Research)

AAS, HPLC, ELISA, GC, FTIR 

MALI Laboratoire National De La Santé (LNS) Screening and quantitative tools
Agence Nationale de la Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments Screening and quantitative tools
MALAWI MBS Alpha spectrometer & Gamma-ray Spectrometer; GC-MS; Charm II radio receptor assay system; HPLC, LC-MS/MS , Lateral flow meters; Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS); Ion Chromatograph  Naturally Occurring and Anthropogenic Radionuclides  in foods  &environment; Pesticides and other Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs); antibiotic residues in poultry and meat products; mycotoxins; heavy metals and other cations and anions in water
MAURITANIA ONARDEL HPLC, AAS
INRSP HPLC, GC, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, Charm II radio receptor assay system
MAURITIUS FAREI HPLC, Charm II radio receptor assay system, others
FTL HPLC. GC, LC-MS/MS
Livestock and Veterinary Division Spectrometer
MOROCCO ONSSA Rabbat Microbiological equipment; HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, ICP, AAS; Animal facility; Charm II radio receptor assay y system, MALDI-ToF Veterinary drugs residues analysis; Pesticide; Heavy metals, Mycotoxin/ Marine Biotoxin analysis; Microbiological analysis; Radioactivity in foodstuff; Histamine
Other ONSSA labs in (Casablanca, Agadir etc) LC-MS/MS, radiometric tools A range of food contaminants
CNESTEN HPLC, ICP vitamins, pesticides, radionuclides,
MOZAMBIQUE Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique, Directorate of Animal Science ICP-MS, Charm II radio receptor assay system, HPLC, ELISA, other A range of drug residues and mycotoxins in food and feed; toxic metals and food pathogens
Stakeholders (Eduardo Mondlane University – Faculty of Veterinary, Ministry of Fisheries, Ministry of Health) Screening tools
National Institute of Fish Inspection A range of analytical tools Metals, histamine, Marine Biotoxins, food pathogens and others
NAMIBIA NSI HPLC; LCMS/MS; AAS; DMA; ICP-MS, Microbiology analytical tools Metals, histamine, Marine Biotoxins, food pathogens and others
CVL HPLC, AAS, GC/MS and LC-MS/MS; Charm II radio receptor assay system; ICP-MS Veterinary drug residues, mycotoxins, metals, food pathogens
NIGER LANSPEX: National Lab for Food Safety in General Basic screening tools including Charm II radio receptor assay system Food safety/quality testing
LABOCEL: National Lab for veterinary food Safety HPLC; ELISA; ICP-MS Veterinary drug residues; metals
University of Tillabery:  Agronomique Department for research Screening tools
  INRAN LC-MS/MS; others Metals
NIGERIA NAFDAC GC- FID, GC-MS/MS, HPLC, ICP-MS, Charm II radio receptor assay system, UV Spectrophotometers, AAS  Mycotoxin, Pesticides residues, Veterinary drug residues, Metals, Vitamins, Melamine and Food additives in food products
SON GC, HPLC
Others
RWANDA RSB GC, LC-MS/MS, AAS, HPLC; Charm II radio receptor assay system residues, metals, mycotoxins
RAB A range of analytical tools Mycotoxins
SENEGAL LACOMEV HPLC, LC-MS/MS, Charm II radio receptor assay system, other
CERES Locustox HPLC, GC-MS, AAS
ITA HPLC, ELISA, other
Trade and Industry
SIERRA LEONE Bureau of Standards AAS, HPLC, Screening tools
U of Njala AAS, others
SOUTH AFRICA DALRRD GCs, GC-MS, LC-MS, HPLCs, other A range of residues and contaminants
NMISA GCs, GC-MS, LC-MS, HPLCs, other
OVI-ARC LC-MS/MS, HPLC, screening tools, others A range of residues and contaminants
SUDAN CVRL LSC, HPLC, LC-MS/MS, ELISA
NFRC HPLC, Screening tools
SSMO AAS, ICP, LC-MS/MS, HPLC, GCs, NIR,
 
TANZANIA TBS HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, Charm II radio receptor assay system, AAS, ICP, LC, GC, others
Government Analytical Lab
TOGO
TUNISIA CNST Charm II radio receptor assay system, Radiometric tools including Gamma and Alpha/Beta Specs, HPLC,
UGANDA UNBS GC, LC-MS/MS, ICP-OES, HPLC, Charm II receptor assay system, GC-MS, microbiological and molecular biology tools
MAAIF HPLC, microbiological and molecular biology tools
DGAL GC, LC-MS/MS, HPLC, microbiological and molecular biology tools; Forensic tools
NDA HPLCs,
DDA Screening tools; Charm II radio receptor assay system
ZAMBIA NISIR HPLC, LSC, screening tools, LC-MS/MS, molecular biology tools
ZABS GC, HPLC, LC
CVR AAS, screening tools
ZARI Screening tools; LC-MS
U of Zambia Screening tools
ZIMBABWE CVL Charm II radio receptor assay system; LC-MS/MS, HPLC, screening tools, microbiology and molecular biology tools
Min of Agriculture, Research, Extension Screening tools

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Selected linkages

  • South Africa Development Community Accreditation Service (SADCAS; www.sadcas.org); 
  • Southern and Eastern Africa Network of Analytical Chemists (SEANAC) http://www.seanac.org; 
  • Global Food Safety Partnership (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/global-food-safety-partnership);
  • African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (http://www.afra-iaea.org.dz/index.php/en/);
  • World Nuclear Association (http://world-nuclear.org);
  • Quality assurance for microbiology in feed analysis laboratories; Animal Production and Health Manual 16; Year of publication: 2013; Language: English; http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3287e/i3287e.pdf
  •  Critical Choices in HPLC – Download LCGC’s E-Book; http://www.chromatographyonline.com/lcgc-e-books
  •  Food Contaminant Residue Information System, FCRIS (http://nucleus.iaea.org/site/fcris/). This contains a number of analytical methods for residues of veterinary drugs and pesticides, mycotoxins, toxic metals and other contaminants
  • AFSCA lab metho link – http://www.favv-afsca.fgov.be/laboratoires/
  • Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

Resource Persons/Affiliated Institutions

  • Professor. Wilson Rumbeiha, University of California, Davis
  • Professor Mathew Nindi, University of South Africa
  • Professor Eric Mitema, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  • Professor Dembele Ardjouma, Agrochemicals and Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Ivory Coast
  • Professor Francis Ejobi, Makerere University, Uganda
  • Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Agriculture Research Council, South Africa
  • Assiongbon Teko-Agbo, Ecole Inter Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires de Dakar, Senegal
  • Maureen P Mutasa, SADC Accreditation Service, Botswana
  • Mary-Anne Olasubomi Adeeko, Nigeria
  • Delille Wessels, Agriculture Research Council, South Africa
  • Najiya Dhiba, ISOLAB, Morocco
  • Jameson Kugara, University of Zimbabwe
  • Jonah Mafodya, University of Zimbabwe
  • Professor Reuben O.A. Arowolo, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • Rosemary Njeri Nganga, Kenya
  • Anita Galas, Charm Inc, Ghana
  • Wedzerai Makaya, Division of Veterinary Services, Zimbabwe
  • Ms. Elzabe Truter, ISO-LAB Consulting, www.iso-lab-consulting.co.za

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