FWLC

AoThe chance of cross-contamination is high when cooks use the same knives for cutting meat and preparing salads without sterilising them,Ao said Eng Khalil Hassan Ali al Balushi, General Supervisor of the Food & Water Laboratories Centre (FWLC) in the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources.

The FWLC collects samples of food and water from across Oman and tests these for the presence of bacteria and other toxic substances to ensure that the water and food products meet the standards prescribed by the government and the Gulf Cooperative Council.