Qatar seeks GCC standards for edible oil
Posted by Zawya
The Peninsula
21 July 2010


DOHA: The GCC Standards Organisation is busy developing standards and specifications for dates, honey and several other food items of mass use which are either produced locally or imported.

GCC states are among the key producers of dates.

Qatar, on its part, has proposed to the GCC Standards Committee development of standards and specifications for edible oil, most of which is imported, a local Arabic daily reported yesterday.

The regional standards organisation has so far developed standards for more than 6,000 items and they mainly include foodstuff, building materials, agricultural products, electronic goods and electrical appliances.

Quoting the Director of the Department of Labs and Metrology at Qatar's Ministry of Environment, Dr Mohamed Saif Al Kuwari, the daily said a GCC-wide directory of companies which have acquired international quality certification for their products and services is being published.

The directory is expected to be ready by the year-end and its main objective is to encourage other companies based in the region to seek global certification for quality.

The Qatar labs and metrology department will promote the directory locally, Al Kuwari added, stressing that the regional standards organisation was also busy upgrading standards for some commodities and services.

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