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GRENADA BUREAU OF STANDARDS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

The Grenada Bureau of Standards (GDBS) celebrates its 30th year of existence on 25 July 2019. GDBS was formed in 1989 after the passing of Standards Act #6, with Dr Peter Radix appointed as the Director and Albert Xavier as Chairman of the Standards Council.

The bureau was temporarily based in the Science and Technology Building in Tanteen, St George’s. Gordon Lashley designed the logo.

In 1991, Grenada became a member of the Caribbean Common Market Standards Council and in 1995, joined the World Trade Organisation, with GDBS appointed as the WTO Notification and National Enquiry Point for matters relating to standards and technical barriers to trade. Also in 1995, GDBS became a member of the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM).

The Grenada Bureau of Standards became the Codex Contact Point for the International Food Standards Commission of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1996.

Throughout the years, the bureau has developed over 100 standards covering topics ranging from labelling and packaging to construction materials and is currently working with the Caricom Regional Organisation for Standards & Quality (CROSQ) to harmonise regional standards.

A very memorable event in GDBS’ history is the accreditation of its Analytical Chemistry Laboratory to ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 – General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories in 2016. This laboratory is the first laboratory in Grenada to receive this accreditation and it is the first laboratory within a National Standards Organisation in the OECS to attain such an achievement.

Management expresses the sincerest gratitude to those who have contributed to the work of the bureau and hopes that the relationship remains steadfast as we strive to create a quality consciousness in Grenada.

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GRENADA BUREAU OF STANDARDS LABEL APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME



The public is reminded of the certification of labels programme at the Grenada Bureau of Standards. Certification of labels is compulsory and mandated by law. Therefore, all labels should be submitted to the bureau for certification before the product is offered for sale to the Grenadian market.

Labels can be submitted to the bureau via email address certification@gdbs.gd or hard copies can be submitted at the office in Queen’s Park, St George’s. The cost of certification is $15 per label.

The following list of labelling standards are available at the Bureau for sale and they can be used as guides to develop labels. It is important to note, there are other product specific standards, which may also contain label requirements.

GDS 1: Pt. 1:1990 – Specification for the Labelling of Commodities – General Principles
GDS 1: Pt. 2: 1990 – Specification for the Labelling of Commodities – Labelling of Prepackaged Goods
GDS 1: Pt. 3: 1990 – Specification for the Labelling of all Products Manufactured from Textiles
GDS 1: Pt. 4: 2018 – Specification for Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods
GDS 1: Pt. 5: 1992 – Specification for the Labelling of Commodities Care – Labelling of Textile Articles
GDS 1: Pt. 7: 1999 – Requirements for Labelling: Labelling of Pesticides and other Toxic Chemicals
GDS 1: Pt. 8: 2001 – Specification for the Labelling of Domestic Electrical Appliances
GDS 41: 1998 – Requirements for the Labelling of Brewery Products (Beer, Stout, Shandy and Malt)
GDS 113: 2012 – Specification for Labelling of Retail Packages of Aerosol Insecticides
GDS 120: 2014 – Labelling of Tobacco Products (including Cigarettes)

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