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“Greetings! The staff of the Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS) are on a quest to facilitate the development of the standards infrastructure of our twin-island nation, and welcome your…
Standards
Guideline for commenting on a standard
To comment on the draft standards, visit the ‘Standards for Comments‘ page to download and fill out the comments form. Please ensure that all instructions provided are followed.
For information on the process of how standards are developed at the Bureau visit the ‘Standards Development‘ page of the Bureau’s website, https://abbs.gov.ag/.
Please note: For details on requesting the development of a new standard please click the ‘Details’ button below.
Featured videos
World Accreditation Day 2020
Online Platforms
Check out the e-learning page to browse recommended sites to gain some more knowledge on topics pertaining to the work of the Bureau.
The FAO GM Foods Platform is a simple online platform to share information on safety assessment of foods derived from recombinant-DNA plants authorized in accordance with the Codex Guideline for the conduct of food safety assessment of foods derived from recombinant-DNA plants (CAC/GL 45-2003, annex III adopted in 2008).
View the featured additions for your online reading leisure:
- IoT and Operational Technology: Who should close the security gap? An insights paper
- National Standardization Strategy 2019-2022
For more online reading visit the Online Read Highlights page. In the Literature menu are brochures and various publications also available for personal download.
PRESS RELEASE
Jun 20 Efforts are intensifying within CARICOM to get more laboratories with links to food chains accredited. This announcement came from the…9
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