{
  "id": 19730542,
  "title": "Control Union Sri Lanka Lab meets the global standard for pesticide residue testing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/control-union-sri-lanka-lab-meets-the-global-standard-for-pesticide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T23:45:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/control-union-sri-lanka-lab-meets-the-global-standard-for-pesticide-residue-testing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Control Union Sri Lanka’s laboratory has received ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation from the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) for pesticide residue analysis, giving producers, buyers and regulators independent proof that its results can be relied on. It is the first of four SLAB accreditations the laboratory is working toward. A single failed pesticide test can hold […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}