State General Laboratory Annual Report 2018

9 State General Laboratory Annual Report 2018 ABOUT THE SGL GENERAL SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES The State General Laboratory of Cyprus (SGL) is one of the five independent Departments of the Ministry of Health. It is the main official laboratory for the chemical / biological / microbiological / toxicological and ra- diological control and the official National Control Centre for foodstuffs, water, environment, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, various consumer goods, controlled drugs and other police exhibits. This wide scope of responsibili- ties is covered under 21 specialised laboratories and five Units.