Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC) has organized a workshop on the needs of government entities for services offered by the Central Testing Lab (CTL) for 2020, during which the QCC focused on its strategic partners and identified their needs in order to fulfil provide for them efficiently, effectively, and accurately, within the framework of coordination between local authorities and the Council’s keenness to cooperate for the public interest and achieve Abu Dhabi's strategic vision.

The workshop was aimed at coordinating efforts to improve the levels of product quality and safety, by developing an organisational culture that will help to increase efficiency, improve the services provided by the CTL and enhance the quality of products offered to customers.

Speaking on the occasion, H.E. Dr. Helal Al Kaabi, Secretary-General of QCC, stressed the importance of the workshop, which, he said, comes as part of the Council's ongoing efforts to achieve its vision of improving the quality infrastructure and contributing to empowering the Emirate of Abu Dhabi at a global level. This, in turn, enhances QCC’s mission to develop an infrastructure that promotes a culture of quality, industrial development, competitiveness and consumer safety, in line with the objectives set by Abu Dhabi's plans to build a sustainable and globally competitive economy.

Eng. Abdulla Hassan Al Muaini, Executive Director of the Central Testing Laboratory emphasised the importance of cooperation and coordination between various government agencies and strategic partners in Abu Dhabi, as this helps to identify their needs for services provided by the CTL. He also expressed his gratitude to all government entities for their outstanding cooperation in the workshop.

The workshop covered a wide range of important topics, including the QCC’s strategic role in the quality infrastructure in Abu Dhabi and the Council’s services provided to its partners and operators in both public and private sectors.

The workshop also looked into the various services provided by the CTL, with an emphasis on its skills and efficiency in testing in the fields of food, water, medicine, medical devices, environment agriculture, packaging materials, food contact materials, construction materials, electrical appliances, cosmetics, and perfumes.

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The Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council was established in 2009 to raise the quality of the emirate’s exports and locally traded products while protecting the interests of consumers and supporting the UAE’s competitive economy. QCC empowers regulators to establish and implement product safety, metrology and conformity schemes. The Council also sets guidelines and benchmarks to verify that products manufactured and traded in Abu Dhabi conform to the highest quality standards.

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