SLBS NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR JIF PEANUT BUTTER The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards wishes to inform the public of an outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections in the United States linked to certain Jif peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky.  J.M. Smucker Company has voluntarily recalled certain

Metrology in the Digital Era The  SLBS  joins  the  rest  of  the  world  in  commemorating   World  Metrology  Day, May 20,  and notes  the   milestones achieved by  Saint  Lucia  in  the  areas  of   scientific, industrial  and legal  metrology  over  the  last thirty  years.  Metrology is  the  science of  measurement. The theme for World Metrology Day 2022

Saint Lucia observes World Hypertension Day Controlling high blood pressure is the most common preventable cause of conditions such as strokes and heart attacks. In Saint Lucia, an estimated 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure, and strokes and heart attacks continue to be the leading cause of death. In 2019, in collaboration with

SLBS Adopts Measures to Ensure Compliant Motor Vehicles The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards will implement a vehicle pre-shipment inspection programme for used motor vehicles and a pre-entry verification programme for new motor vehicles.  The initiatives will be incorporated into existing Compulsory Standards Compliance Programme (CSCP) and will eliminate the entry of non-compliant vehicles into