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(1) The Authority shall have a laboratory to be known as the Food and Drugs Laboratory.

(2) The Laboratory shall perform functions related to the quality of products regulated under this Part and shall in particular

(a) analyse

(i) drugs,

(ii) medical devices,

(iii) herbal medicinal products,

(iv) cosmetics,

(v) raw materials,

(vi) medicine adjuvants,

(vii) packaging materials,

(viii) medicine delivery systems,

(ix) systemic diagnostic agents, and

(x) any other product that the Authority considers a product of drugs for the purposes of this Part;

(b) analyse

(i) foods,

(ii) food packaging materials, and

(iii) raw materials used in the manufacture of food;

(c) conduct research and training; and

(d) perform any other functions in relation to the Laboratory as determined by the Authority.

(3) The Authority shall issue guidelines to provide for

(a) the procedure for the submission to the Laboratory of samples of articles of food, drugs, herbal medicinal products, medical devices and provisions for analysis or tests and the forms of the Laboratory’s report, and

(b) any other matters that are necessary or expedient to enable the Laboratory to perform its functions.

(4) The Minister may appoint a laboratory or a qualified person to authenticate the analytical results in case of a dispute regarding analytical results.

(5) The Authority may use the services of an approved laboratory for the testing of products regulated by the Authority.