State General Laboratory Annual Report 2019

INTRODUCTORY NOTE	3
I N D E X	6
ABOUT THE SGL	9
GENERAL SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES	9
VISION AND MISSION	11
THE SGL IN NUMBERS IN 2019	13
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE	14
HUMAN RESOURCES	15
RESEARCH	16
APPLIED RESEARCH	16
DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND STRATEGY	18
COOPERATION	19
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND BUDGET	22
RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY	22
OBJECTIVES FULFILLED IN 2019	23
ACHIEVEMENTS - AWARDS	24
ACHIEVEMENTS-IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES	24
AWARDS	30
FUTURE GOALS	30
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY	31
FOODSTUFFS	31
Quality / Authenticity of foodstuffs	33
Safety of foodstuffs	34
Dietary risk assessment	36
ENVIRONMENT	37
Water	38
Drinking water, bottled water (including natural mineral water)	38
Surface and ground water	39
Monitoring of the Ezousa and Akrotiri underground water	39
Seawater / Costal sea water	39
Swimming pool water	40
Domestic effluents - treated water	40
Atmospheric Air	40
Quality of outdoor air	40
CONSUMER PRODUCTS	42
FORENSIC CHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY	45

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