World-class quality testing can now be enjoyed by fish farmers and researchers for their feeds and water samples at the Centralized Analytical Laboratory (CAL) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Recently, the Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) granted the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for the biological and chemical testing of the laboratory, which means that the facility meets internationally accepted standards in its analytical procedures and has an effective laboratory quality management system. Accredited laboratory services include water analyses such as total coliform count, fecal coliform count, pH level, ammonia-nitrogen, nitrite-nitrogen, and phosphate-phosphorus. Also included in the accreditation is the chemical testing of agricultural products and materials for moisture, ash, and crude protein analyses.

Ledesma, R. H. (2021, December 30). SEAFDEC lab now ISO accredited. Panay News, p. 13.