ADVANTAGES OF ENGAGING THE SERVICES OF A PUBLIC ANALYST.

 

Some often ask why the need for engaging the services of registered Public Analysts when there are Chemists, Pharmacists, Microbiologists, Food Technologists, Laboratory Scientists who could come together and assist to carry out analysis?

 

The answer is simple. The Public Analyst is the person who after obtaining any of the above qualifications go further to acquire training in product analysis, pass the qualifying examination of the Institute and register as Public Analyst.

Further more:

 

a.Public Analysts are empowered by the Laws of Federation of Nigeria, to carry out analysis on consumer and health related products. Thereafter, he/she issues certificate of fitness or otherwise on the products. Such certificate is tenable in any law court or tribunal of the land.

 

b.Public Analysts are versatile professionals whose experience are not only on chemical and microbiological analysis of materials or products but include technical interpretation of analytical data, professional advice, decision making based on analytical results obtained, total quality management, process audit, etc.

 

c.It is more cost effective to engage the services of Public Analysts because they are the professionals statutorily recognised to carry out laboratory analysis and other related functions on Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Water, Chemicals, etc.

Public Analysts assist various governments, industrialists, exporters and importers in ensuring appropriate tariff classification of chemicals and other allied products.

 

d.Public Analysts are unbiased arbiters in global trade as they assure both importers and exporter on the quality and safety of items of trade (raw materials and general consumer/industrial products). They are also arbiters in conflict resolution between manufacturers and regulatory agencies.

 

Public Analysts are professionals of high integrity whose results are reproducible and his/her advice is not influenced by client’s commitment.

 

e.Public Analysts assist in the development of new product formulation.

 

 f.Public Analysts are experts whose professional advice protects the consumer who may have been cheated or disadvantaged.

 

g.Public Analysts ensure the security of the country because they carry out sensitive analysis on quality, safety and wholesomeness of food, drugs and other products, which may directly or indirectly affect human life.

 

h.Public Analysts assist entrepreneurs (especially Small and Medium-scale Enterprises) who often look forward to expertise from abroad to solve industrial manufacturing problems, source alternative raw materials or develop new consumer/industrial products.