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Dubai and Philippines invest in food testing labs

Foodborne viruses and nitrates are in focus

Dubai and Philippines invest in food testing labs

Dubai has opened a lab dedicated to detecting foodborne viruses while the Philippines has invested in nitrate testing.

In Dubai, the ViruGenetics Lab is a testing site using genomic technologies at Dubai Central Laboratory. The facility is the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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