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The Aptitude Testing Laboratory of the National Fisheries Health Agency Sanipes an entity attached to the Ministry of Production reports that it implemented 02 new microbiological Aptitude Tests under the guidelines of the ISOIEC 170432010 standard required as sanitary indicators of fishery and aquaculture products for direct and indirect human consumption established in the Manual of Sanitary Indicators and required for Sanitary Certification in the local and international markets. The interlaboratory tests in qualitative microbiological tests mentioned are Detection of Shiguella sp. in fish meal matrix and Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in frozen scallop matrix and with its implementation the technical performance evaluation of the test laboratories authorized by Sanipes which provide linked and complementary services to the fishing and aquaculture sector will be optimized. It is important to mention that these tests were not only implemented this year but were also carried out in compliance with the Aptitude Testing program scheduled for 2022 and had the outstanding intervention of the Test Entities authorized by Sanipes. Among the Proficiency Tests implemented in 2022 we also have Detection of Salmonella spp. Detection of Vibrio cholerae Enumeration of Viable Mesophilic Aerobic Microorganisms Enumeration of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus Count of Heterotrophs in plates Count of Enterobacteria Thermotolerant Coliforms NMP and Sterichia coli NMP. In addition the implementation generates greater confidence as a supervisory entity in obtaining the results issued by the laboratories participating in these evaluations before exporters producers buyers international health authorities among others giving Sanipes greater prestige compared to the companies that will have the security of certifying their production with them. In this way Sanipes as a health authority continues to improve its mechanisms that guarantee the safety of hydrobiological foods for public consumption benefiting the boost to the reactivation and growth of the fishing sector and the national economy. International Laboratory AccreditationIt should be noted that the Sanipes Aptitude Testing Laboratory has been accredited since May 18 2021 in the ISOIEC 17043 Standard Accreditation No. PEA-ENS-18 as an Aptitude Testing Provider. This implementation was carried out within the framework of the PNIPA-ACU-SIADE-SANIPES-PP-014 subproject Implementation of interlaboratory tests in qualitative microbiological assays aimed at strengthening the sanitary control that Sanipes carries out in its network of laboratories with the support of of the National Program for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture PNIPA.
