AgroPages-Mérieux NutriSciences (Bioagri) received ISO 17025 accreditation from INMETRO, Brazil-Agricultural news

Mérieux NutriSciences (Bioagri shanghai lab) received the ISO 17025 accreditation from INMETRO to meet Brazilian regulatory requirements of agrochemicals products.

The quality of agrochemicals and biocidal products used in the industrial sector has a direct impact on the environment and human health. In order to be granted approval by government authorities, products must meet high quality standards and comply with safety regulations. JOINT NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION No. 2(INC02 / 2008) issued on June 20, 2008, which establishes maximum limits for impurities of toxicological relevance in agrochemicals in Brazil. INC02 / 2008 require that all batches of agrochemicals that entering Brazil should have a certificate of analysis issued by accredited laboratory containing analyzes of toxicologically relevant impurities and active ingredient.

Mérieux NutriSciences provides highly specialized GLP services for the worldwide registration and regulatory compliance of agrochemicals. In Brazil, Mérieux NutriSciences is accredited to meet quality control analyzes in accordance with the requirements established by ISO 17025 requested by INC02/2008.

Our laboratory in Shanghai is now accredited by INMETRO to meet Brazilian regulatory requirements. Nowadays, more and more Chinese enterprises have access Brazil market through equivalence registration. So now we are ready to provide to China’s leading exporters with reliable scientific data to control the quality of Chinese agrochemicals.

See our full scope on the INMETRO website:

http://www.inmetro.gov.br/laboratorios/rble/docs/CRL1319.pdf

As part of the Mérieux Institute, Mérieux NutriSciences is dedicated to protecting consumers' health throughout the world, by delivering a wide range of testing and consulting services to the food & nutrition, environmental, agrochemicals, consumer goods, pharma and cosmetics industries. With more than 50 years of experience, it is one of the largest groups of laboratories in the world and operates in 22 countries through a network of more than 100 accredited laboratories and approximately 7,000 employees. In South America, it has 25 years of operations, being the largest private analytical laboratory in its segment. With 21 units distributed in Brazil, Chile and Colombia, it has about 1,200 highly specialized employees.

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