State General Laboratory Annual Report 2018

ABOUT THE SGL 8
GENERAL SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES 8
VISION AND MISSION 10
THE SGL IN NUMBERS IN 2018 12
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 13
HUMAN RESOURCES 14
RESEARCH 15
APPLIED RESEARCH 15
DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND STRATEGY 17
COOPERATION 17
NATIONAL COOPERATION 17
EUROPEAN / INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 17
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND BUDGET 19
RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY 20
OBJECTIVES FULFILLED IN 2018 21
ACHIEVEMENTS - RECOGNITION 22
ACHIEVEMENTS-IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES 22
RECOGNITION 26
FUTURE GOALS 27
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY 28
FOODSTUFFS 28
Quality / authenticity of foodstuffs 29
Safety of foodstuffs 30
Dietary Risk assessment 33
ENVIRONMENT 34
WATER 35
Surface and ground water (dams, rivers, freshwater, underground water, boreholes, salt lakes) 35
Monitoring of the Ezousa underground water 36
Seawater / Costal sea water 36
Swimming pool water 36
Effluents 37
Domestic effluents - treated water 37
ATMOSPHERIC AIR 38
Quality of outdoor air 38
ENIVIROMENT AND HEALTH 38
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 39
Pharmaceuticals 39
Cosmetics 40
Children's toys 41
Other consumer products 41
FORENSIC CHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY 42
Forensic Chemistry 42
Forensic Toxicology 43

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