About Us

The National Food Testing and Monitoring Centre (NFTMC) is a collaboration between the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT) through the School of Applied Sciences and the PNG National Fisheries Authority (NFA).

Key details about this partnership:

Institutional Collaboration

The NFTMC represents a joint effort between:

  1. PNG University of Technology’s School of Applied Sciences
  2. PNG National Fisheries Authority

Why Choose NFTMC?

  • Accreditation: ISO/IEC Accredited
  • Expertise: Highly trained & experienced staff
  • Technology:  State-of-the-Art Laboratory Equipment
  • Reliability:  Accurate & Timely results
  • Customer Support: Dedicated team for client assistance/support

This collaboration brings together academic expertise and industry knowledge to advance fisheries and marine resource management in Papua New Guinea.

Focus Areas

NFTMC’s activities are focused on providing:

Analytical Testing on Food/Feeds and water samples, especially supporting the fish processing and food manufacturing industries. It also offers analytical testing services to other agriculture commodity sectors as well. Its current scope of accreditation includes:

1. Chemical (Foods/Feeds)

  • Histamine in Foods/Feeds by HPLC.

2. Microbiological (Food/Water)

  • Total Plate Count (TPC)
  • Total coliforms
  • Fecal coliforms
  • E.coli
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Salmonella
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Enterococci