14 | STATE GENERAL LABORATORY NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMMES y Twelve pilot research programmes funded by the Ministry of Health. 1. Extension of Cyprus food composition tables. 2. Quality control of pharmaceuticals for human and veterinary use. 3. Official control of cosmetics and food supplements 4. Control of antibiotic residues in piglets. 5. Determination of gross alpha and gross beta activity using liquid scintillation counting. 6. Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in environmental samples. 7. Specific migration of substances from materials in contact with food and/or children’s toys 8. 8.Method development for the determination of the growth inhibition of unicellular green algae by substances and mixtures contained in water using the Algae Laboratory Analyser Instrument using fluorescence. 9. Microbiological control of Cyprus sea water during the 2022 swimming period. 10. Development of methods for determining substances likely to migrate from paper/cardboard packaging and food contact items. 11. Monitoring and surveillance of the levels of opium alkaloids in poppy seeds and bakery products using the LC-MS/MS technique. 12. Monitoring and surveillance of the levels of furans and alkylfurans in food using the GC-MSHeadspace technique. y Continued its participation in the ongoing project: “Monitoring of the enrichment of Ezousa ground water” along with other competent Authorities. DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND STRATEGY In the context of the Administrative Reform of the Public Sector, the SGL modified its strategic plan and connected it with its activities for implementation. At the same time, it has revised its performance indicators, which have now been linked to the more effective monitoring of budget implementation, in connection with its strategic planning. The development policy and strategy of the SGL is based on its vision and mission and it sets the organisation’s priorities, which aim towards: y its contribution, through its scientific work, to the economic and social development of the country, y its significant contribution, as a consultant of the State, in responding promptly and in a reliable manner to crises and problems that cover areas under its remit, having an active, scientifically robust and meaningful role in the implementation of the National Strategy, y its sustainability, as a high quality and state-of-the-art centre of integrated services, expertise and applied research whose scientific contribution can be classified among the best in Europe, and y its development as a Centre of Excellence and Regional Reference Centre in the areas of its competence (food quality and safety, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, environmental protection and crime investigation), COOPERATION NATIONAL COOPERATION In order to achieve its objectives, the SGL cooperates at national level with almost all ministries and competent authorities, municipalities, governmental and other organisations, universities and institutions and offers paid services to individuals. EUROPEAN/INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION The SGL expands its European and international cooperation so as to improve even further its scientific progress, to enhance capacity building and exploit sources of external funding. Through this cooperation, there is an exchange of knowledge and experience with other EU Member States and countries. At the
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