Ulsan City Health and Environment Research Institute Receives Global Testing and Inspection Agency Evaluation

Certified as an 'Excellent Institution' in Domestic and International Proficiency Assessments Last Year

All 188 Items in 22 Test Evaluation Fields Deemed 'Suitable'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Ulsan City Health and Environment Research Institute was certified last year as a testing and inspection institution with international-level analytical capabilities and reliability.

The institute announced on the 16th that it received a “suitable” rating in all 188 items across 22 fields in domestic and international proficiency tests.

Ulsan Institute of Health and Environment Research.

The “domestic proficiency test” is conducted annually for testing and inspection institutions nationwide, organized by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the National Institute of Environmental Research to ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results.

The inspection items include a total of 126 items across 16 fields: ▲7 fields and 73 items in the health sector such as “infectious diseases,” ▲7 fields and 37 items in the environmental sector such as “air,” and ▲2 fields and 16 items in the animal hygiene sector such as “animal hygiene.”

The “international proficiency test” includes a total of 62 items across 6 fields: ▲57 items in 4 fields such as water quality, drinking water, soil, and environmental hazardous factors, organized by the U.S. proficiency operating agency (ERA), and ▲5 items in 2 fields such as food and agricultural products, organized by the U.K. proficiency operating agency (FAPAS).

An institute official said, “Through this evaluation, the Health and Environment Research Institute has been globally recognized among testing and inspection institutions,” adding, “We will do our best to improve the reliability of measurement and analysis results and to secure international excellence of testing and inspection institutions.”

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