News of the National Center of Expertise

Good health of people in most cases depends on the cleanliness of the food they consume and the environment.

In this regard, it is important that people care about what products they consume and the quality of their household appliances. It is also very important to improve the sanitary and epidemiological health and literacy of the population. It should be noted that 5 identical laboratories of the Branch of the National Expert Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan for ZK work for the benefit of the people. Residents can get tested at any time if they have doubts about the quality of the food they eat. In any case, the branch laboratories are staffed with qualified personnel trained to perform urgent laboratory tests in accordance with modern requirements. Our branch conducts sanitary-hygienic, radiological, bacteriological, virological studies, in connection with this they determine sound vibrations, light fields and other factors in the human environment.

The “National Expert Center” of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a branch of the RMC for the Western region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, can conduct inspections of food products, building materials, children's toys, drinking water and wastewater, as well as perfume and cosmetic products. For this purpose, the branch is equipped with modern laboratory equipment. In addition, the institutions conduct production inspections and provide workplace certification services. In order for an institution to provide proper services, it is necessary to have modernly equipped laboratories with experienced specialists. Since the beginning of 2019, our branch has conducted 141,323 different studies. Of these studies, 5124 showed evidence of inconsistency. Fruits - we have laboratories that allow us to immediately identify harmful substances (heavy metals, nitrates and pesticides) contained in berries. This year, 499 types of fruit were analyzed. Analysis of meat products is very important. Today it’s no secret that residents often have suspicions regarding poultry and fish. Since the beginning of the year, our bacteriological laboratory has conducted 37 studies of poultry meat and poultry products, including 2 inconsistencies. And 58 studies have been conducted on meat and meat products, 6 of which show inconsistency. No discrepancies were found regarding fish meat. In addition, we have sufficient experience in determining the presence or absence of harmful substances in children's toys. Specifically, 349 studies were conducted on toy type. 40 of them are not relevant.

The act of sampling in the bacteriological laboratory is carried out according to the approved accounting form. Samples received by the laboratory are sorted by type of research, and research is carried out in accordance with methodological documents. The bacteriological laboratory analyzes pathogens of intestinal infections, drinking water, swimming pool water and open water. Bacteriologists also study foodborne illnesses that come from food: Salmonella, Escherichia, Shigella and Escherichia coli.

The radiological laboratory, which determines the radiation situation and the level of environmental radiation, regularly conducts observations. This includes control of radiation safety, in particular, of food and raw materials, drinking water and reservoirs, construction and road-building materials, pharmaceutical raw materials, wood products, fuel raw materials, mineral fertilizers and radioactive waste, during cooking and processing. scrap ferrous metals, radioactive contamination of special machinery and equipment.

Our specialists often conduct research and special monitoring in the vicinity of Zhanibeksky, Kaztalovsky, Kapustin Yarsky, Bukeyordinsky districts. Today the situation in these regions is considered normal. This radiological laboratory has a special place in the process of testing and analyzing the composition of the soil, water and air we breathe.

Virology laboratory specialists are working to identify infectious diseases among residents. Blood samples are delivered to this laboratory from city clinics and infectious diseases hospitals.

“National Expert Center” of the National Expert Center of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a branch of the Regional Medical Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan for food, water, atmospheric air and workplace air, toys, bacterial and viral infections (HIV, influenza, measles, rubella, hepatitis, meningitis and intestinal infections , parasitic diseases), equipped with modern equipment that allows testing.

The branch has 13 district branches. There is every reason to say that close attention is paid to the sanitary and hygienic situation in the regions of the West Bank. Good health and long human life depend on the cleanliness of the environment. Currently, it is important to increase health literacy among the population. Every resident should be able to verify that the product they paid for is harmless. To demand this requires literacy. And our laboratories are always ready to conduct tests.

Rakhima ALKHAMKYZY, Director of the National Expert Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, branch of BKO