The Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology "Specifications", through the Emirates National Accreditation System "ENAS", has achieved several developments regarding the quality infrastructure file in the country, especially in the areas of conformity assessment, especially the application of the appointment system for conformity certification bodies in accordance with the requirements of mandatory technical regulations for products Listed, noting that 22% of the conformity assessment bodies accredited in the UAE work in sectors related to "food safety".
“The Authority’s moves and plans serve the national agenda 2021, and the UAE centenary 2071, especially at the level of the UAE’s ambition to be a competitor to the best global economies, by raising the level of national productivity, and supporting national companies to access the world, and invest In research and development of promising sectors ».
Al-Muaini considered that the vital role of the UAE national accreditation system witnessed a remarkable focus by providing accreditation services for conformity assessment bodies in areas that support ensuring the efficiency of all food chains, as approximately 22% of the total accreditation bodies are operating in sectors related to verification From food safety.
He pointed out that the total number of examination laboratories, inspection bodies and conformity certification bodies registered in the Authority’s database, and accredited with the UAE national accreditation system, reached 117 entities, all working within national efforts that enhance the quality and efficiency of conformity assessment bodies, given the direct impact of their work on public health Community safety, while the UAE has achieved advanced positions in the quality infrastructure, as accreditation comes among the first programs that aim to ensure the efficiency of donors for product compliance certificates, halal certification labs and laboratories for all checks and inspection destinations.
For its part, Director of the National Accreditation Department, Dr. Rehab Al-Amri, confirmed that the Emirati national accreditation system has a prominent national role within what it issues from mandatory fields for various conformity assessment activities, where mandatory fields are a safety valve to raise the quality and efficiency of conformity assessment activities that directly affect In the health and peace of society in general.
«Remote evaluation»
The Director of the National Accreditation Department, Dr. Rehab Al-Amri, said that the Emirati national accreditation system continued to provide its services during the Corona pandemic, given the efficiency of conformity assessment bodies, partners from regulatory authorities, and conformity assessment authorities, both inside and outside the country, through “evaluation of Dimension »since the pandemic was announced by the World Health Organization in March 2020.
Al-Amri explained that the role of the system has emerged in the use of all modern technologies and visual communication programs to evaluate the authorities with integrity and impartiality, in order to support the sustainability and safety of food chains, and to confirm the strength and position of the UAE in dealing with this crisis under the umbrella of the "do not paralyze them" initiatives.