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Internship Report 1

This document provides information about Farah Naz's internship at the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) from July 4th to July 17th, 2018. The PSQCA regulates and enforces quality standards in Pakistan. It is comprised of four departments including the Quality Control Center (QCC) which offers testing services in fields like food, materials, textiles, microbiology and water. The QCC has several laboratories that are accredited for testing various products like sugars, oils, water, beverages, food, poultry feed and more. Parameters tested include moisture, acidity, fat and protein content depending on the type of product.

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Internship Report 1

This document provides information about Farah Naz's internship at the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) from July 4th to July 17th, 2018. The PSQCA regulates and enforces quality standards in Pakistan. It is comprised of four departments including the Quality Control Center (QCC) which offers testing services in fields like food, materials, textiles, microbiology and water. The QCC has several laboratories that are accredited for testing various products like sugars, oils, water, beverages, food, poultry feed and more. Parameters tested include moisture, acidity, fat and protein content depending on the type of product.

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Internship Report

4th July to 17th July, 2018

Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority


(PSQCA), QCC Karachi

Submitted by: FARAH NAZ


:Submitted to

Lab Incharge
Pakistan Standards and Quality
Control Authority
)PSQCA(
:Introduction
The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority
(PSQCA) is a body subordinate to the Ministry of Science and
Technology of the Government of Pakistan. Its main objective
is to regulate and enforce quality standards in Pakistan.
Anything that is certified by the PSQCA is issued the Pakistan
.Standards label
The PSQCA was formed through the passage of the Pakistan
.Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, 1996
:The Authority is composed of the following four departments

Standards Development Centre 


Quality Control Centre 
Technical Services Centre 
System Certifications Centre 

Quality Control Center


)QCC(
:Introduction
The formal Central Testing Laboratory merged in Pakistan
Standards Quality Control Authority under Act VI of 1996, after
the Promulgation of the Pakistan Standards Quality Control
.Authority and named as Quality Control Centre
The Quality Control Centre (QCC), working as a multifunctional
testing laboratory and offers testing services in the field of
Food, Materials, Papers & Textiles, Microbiology and Water
testing. The QCC recognizes its responsibility as a provider of
quality testing services. The quality management system has
been designed to comply with international standards ISO/IEC
17025:2005

Scope of Labs Accreditation


Sugar Testing Laboratory (STL) 
Oil & Fat laboratory (OFL) 
Water & Beverages Laboratory (WBL) 
Food Laboratory (FL) 
Poultry Feed Laboratory (PFL) 
Environmental Laboratory (EL) 
Instrumental Laboratory (IL) 
Building Material Laboratory (BML) 
Microbiology 

:Sugar Testing Laboratory (STL)


Parameters Product Name
Moisture, Ash, Colour, Conductivity, Sugar
Brisk, Polarization

:Oil & Fat laboratory (OFL)


Parameters Product Name
Free Fatty Acid, Peroxide Value, Iodine Oil (Cotton Seed Oil, Edible Oil,
Value, B.R. Value at 40ºC, Vitamin, Banaspati Ghee, Castor Oil, Palm Olein,
Saponification, Cloud Point, Rancidity, Coconut Oil, Cooking Oil, Soyabean Oil,
Density Sesame Oil, Maize Oil, Mustard Oil,
Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil)

:Water & Beverages Laboratory (WBL)


Parameters Product Name
Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Chloride, Water Test Chemical Analysis
Potassium, Chlorine, Fluoride, Nitrate,
Sulphate, Arsenic, pH, Turbidity, Total
Dissolved Salt (TDS)
Acidity, Carbonation, Brisk Beverages and Fruit Juices

:Food Laboratory (FL)


Parameters Product Name
Water Extract, Total Ash, Ratio of Black Tea, Green Tea
soluble Ash to Total Ash, Alkalinity of
soluble Ash, Ash insoluble in acid
Flavour & Odour, Moisture, Total Solids, Milk Powder
Total Ash, Fat
Fat, Solid Non Fat (SNF) Flavour Milk
Taste, Smell, Baking, Moisture, Acid Biscuits, Wafers
insoluble Ash, Acidity of extracted fat
Total Milk Solid % by wt, Colour, Total Condensed Milk
Fat, Acidity
Odour, Taste, Total Acidity Synthetic Vinegar
Moisture, Total Ash on dry basis, Acid Red Chilli Powder
insoluble Ash in HCl on dry basis, Non
Volatile Ether Extract on dry basis, B.R.
Value at 40ºC, Sieve Test
Moisture, Total Ash, Acid insoluble Ash Turmeric Powder
in HCl, Lead Chromate Test, Sieve Test
Moisture, Total Ash, Acid insoluble Ash Curry Powder
in HCL on dry basis
Water Insoluble Matter, Sodium Iodized Salt
Chloride Content, pH, Iodine Content
Oil Content, Basic Ingredients Pickles

:Poultry Feed Laboratory (PFL)


Parameters Product Name
Ash, Moisture Content, Protein Content, Animal Feed
Fibre Content, Oil/Fat Content

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