ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPETENCE OF DEPARTMENTAL LABORATORIES OF ENTERPRISES FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF PRODUCTS FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE BY THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REGULATING THEIR ACTIVITIES

The quality of research (tests) conducted by departmental laboratories of veterinary medicine enterprises to confirm the quality of products, in particular veterinary drugs, feed additives, concerns not only the well-being of livestock and poultry farming, but also human health and ensuring environmental safety. Therefore, the regulatory provisions enshrined in the Law of Ukraine “On Veterinary Medicine”, DSTU ISO/IEC-17025 (2019) regulate specific measures to improve the work of testing laboratories, including products for veterinary medicine and animal husbandry. It should be borne in mind that the quality of preventive and therapeutic measures depends not only on the quality of the direct implementation of these measures, but primarily on the quality of medicines, feed additives, which are already used in clinical and diagnostic practice. Accordingly, this work should focus on ensuring guarantees of the reliability of research (tests) carried out by product quality control laboratories, in particular departmental laboratories of veterinary medicine enterprises, through strict compliance with the normative and regulatory requirements of their work, which should be reflected in the quality guidelines as a guiding document for the provision of testing services. And perhaps the main priority in their activities should be specifically fixed personal responsibility of both the manager and each laboratory employee for impeccable objectivity in conducting research (tests) of products on quality indicators, as well as the responsibility of employees of enterprises who select and deliver product samples from control points according to production technology or suppliers of the relevant pharmaceutical raw materials. Accordingly, the requirements for the qualification of employees of the departmental laboratory should be approved in accordance with the established procedure. As for the competence of departmental laboratories to conduct research (testing) of products for veterinary medicine and animal husbandry for quality, according to the Regulation on the Institute, confirmation of the competence of such laboratories is entrusted to the State Committee for Veterinary Medicine and Feed Additives. Confirmation of the competence of laboratories certifies its capabilities for research (testing) of products manufactured by veterinary medicine enterprises, which are their priority, namely: – official recognition of the level of quality, conformity and competence; – guarantees of the reliability of research (testing) of products; – minimizing the possibility of obtaining and issuing erroneous results; – participation in the development and implementation of a comprehensive product quality management system at the enterprise. It is characteristic that the requirements for laboratory competence should be implemented in the practice of its work not chaotically, but logically, consistently and completely, reflecting the full life cycle of conducting research (testing) of products for quality.