Tunisia Makes Progress on Feed Testing Laboratory
TUNISIA - The US Grains Council and Ministry of Agriculture cooperative programme to establish a Tunisian central laboratory for feed analysis is well underway, reported Cary Sifferath, USGC regional director.Since moving into their building last September, the laboratory staff has grown to 13, including two technical engineers and five specialized technicians trained in grain inspection, minerals, crude fat and fiber analysis using atomic absorption spectrometry.
"Tunisia's Ministry of Agriculture has recently issued a decree requesting that feed grains importers and feed millers present samples of imported ingredients for quality control analysis," Sifferath said. "The next step for our programme will be working with the new Tunisian Central Laboratory as they begin handling those inspections."
"Our ultimate goal is to make sure all feed grain imports meet the same quality standards as US exports do. This is expected to close the price gap we see between US feed grains and our competitors, especially from the Black Sea."
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