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First choice testing laboratory in Botswana

Gaborone Laboratory Services CC (GLS) is a 100 % Motswana owned company registered in Botswana in 2009, providing sampling and testing services in the areas of food safety and hygiene, public health and environmental monitoring and/ or management. The testing services include microbiological of food products, surface and hand swabs, potable water waste water/ effluent, as well as chemical analysis of potable water, waste water/ effluent, stock feeds and soil (nutrients and contaminants).

We offer a complete range of microbiological and chemical laboratory testing and sampling services.

FOOD

Food products are tested for quality, safety and nutritional content/ composition; and the testing covers tests for spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms, contaminants/ prohibited substances and nutritional content/ composition (e.g proteins, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, energy content, crude fibre, etc).

HYGIENE MONITORING

Surface and hand swabs from food handling/ processing facilities are tested to check for microbial contamination which could result in post-processing contamination of foods handled/ processed. The exposure plates are used to assess the microbiological air quality in food handling/ processing facilities.

WATER

We conduct microbiological and physico-chemical testing of drinking water, waste water, bottled water, effluent water, ground water (pollution monitoring boreholes/ wells), irrigation water and livestock water, among others in accordance with Botswana Standards as published by the Botswana Bureau of Standards from time to time.

SOIL

Soil testing services include nutritional content analysis of soil for major and trace elements for the Agricultural sector, and the detection of soil contaminants (organics, metals, metalloids anions, etc) for soil screening, pollution monitoring and control.

STOCK FEEDS

The testing of stock feeds for pathogens, toxins and anti-nutritional factors is conducted in accordance with the applicable Botswana Standards for beef cattle, poultry, etc as published by the Botswana Bureau of Standards from time to time.

We have fully equipped laboratories and are capable to professionally carry out tests inhouse.

MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

Our Microbiology laboratory is fully equipped with the latest machinery to allows us to proficiently conduct required tests inhouse, and with a short turnaround.

CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

Our Chemistry laboratory is fully equipped with the latest machinery to allows us to proficiently conduct required tests inhouse, and with a short turnaround.

We go beyond business operations to serve the community and achieve global goals for food safety

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