Central Lab of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Food (QCAP Lab)

The Central Laboratory for analysis of pesticide residues and heavy metals in food was established under the Ministerial Decree No. 680/1995 in frame of collaboration between Finnish government and Egyptian governments represented by the Ministry of Agriculture. The laboratory offers fully comprehensive and high quality testing services for the detection of pesticide residues, food and environment pollutants. QCAP is the official laboratory of the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture having the authority to monitor pollutants in food exports and imports and to issue official analysis certificates. QCAP is the only laboratory approved for analysis of food safety in Egypt. It has been awarded the international accreditation certificate according to ISO 17025:2017 standards by Finnish Accreditation Service (FINAS) in Europe, knowing that all analysis certificates issued by FINAS are accepted all over the world. QCAP is the first laboratory to have been awarded the international accreditation certificate in the field of analysis of pesticide residues and pollutants in Egypt and the Arab world since 1996.