{"id":5607,"date":"2025-02-17T10:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T02:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/layout-04\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2025-07-25T16:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:55:00","slug":"quality-environmental-assessmentqea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/2025\/02\/quality-environmental-assessmentqea\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality &#038; Environmental Assessment (QEA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5607\" class=\"elementor elementor-5607\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbbd42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fbbd42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b8efb elementor-widget 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M280.37 148.26L96 300.11V464a16 16 0 0 0 16 16l112.06-.29a16 16 0 0 0 15.92-16V368a16 16 0 0 1 16-16h64a16 16 0 0 1 16 16v95.64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16.05L464 480a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V300L295.67 148.26a12.19 12.19 0 0 0-15.3 0zM571.6 251.47L488 182.56V44.05a12 12 0 0 0-12-12h-56a12 12 0 0 0-12 12v72.61L318.47 43a48 48 0 0 0-61 0L4.34 251.47a12 12 0 0 0-1.6 16.9l25.5 31A12 12 0 0 0 45.15 301l235.22-193.74a12.19 12.19 0 0 1 15.3 0L530.9 301a12 12 0 0 0 16.9-1.6l25.5-31a12 12 0 0 0-1.7-16.93z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Introduction<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"research-group\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" 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0L530.9 301a12 12 0 0 0 16.9-1.6l25.5-31a12 12 0 0 0-1.7-16.93z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Service Offered<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"introduction-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"introduction-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div id=\"page\" class=\"container\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To develop, asses and validate methods for quality control of palm oil and oleochemicals, and evaluate the environmental performance of palm-based products to meet the industry needs and satisfy commercialization requirements, especially for new products developed by MPOB and industry.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"container-inner\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To conduct R&amp;D and develop new analytical methods to meet the need of industry in cases where no official methods are available and new methods need to be developed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To conduct R&amp;D in environmental assessment processes with ultimate goals of environmental protection and sustainable development.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To provide services in the area of analytical, ecotoxicology and LCA to support palm oil, oleochemical and other industry for market access in EU and other global market.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Strategic Research Areas<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li style=\"text-align: ljustify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Establishing quality profile for oleochemical products<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Develop new methods to meet the need of industry<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quality monitoring on parameter and specifications of oleochemical derivatives<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Establishment of quality database on oleochemical derivatives<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Establishment of reference materials for oleochemicals<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Monitoring of toxic by-products in oleochemicals<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monitoring of trace elements in oleochemicals<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Life Cycle Assessment \u2013 product footprint<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Ecotoxicology, <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit;\">i.e.<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> toxicity and degradation of water-soluble and poorly water-soluble substances in freshwater,\u00a0 marine, soil, terrestrial environment<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental monitoring through bioconcentration, bioaccumulation, biomagnification and bioavailability studies<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental risk assessment <em>via<\/em>\u00a0monitoring in river, wastewater treatment plant, industrial area, port area<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental modelling and simulation in laboratory and field trial<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"research-group-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"research-group-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Quality and Standard<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/h6><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To conduct R&amp;D and develop new analytical methods to meet the need of industry in cases where no official methods are available and new methods need to be developed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To provide services in the area of analytical assessment.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quality and Standard concentrates on the R&amp;D for product development with environmental compatibility and\/or waste-to-wealth characteristics, detection of contaminants in oleochemical processes, and quality assessments of new oleochemical derivatives.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The QNS also involved in providing analytical services and maintaining SAMM ISO\/IEC 17025.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Group Focus Area<\/strong><\/span><\/h6><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development of products with enhanced environmental compatibility.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Waste-to-Wealth initiatives to promote circular economy.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Detection and mitigation of process-based contaminants in oleochemicals.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Establish quality profile for new oleochemical derivatives.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Environment Product Assessment<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/h6><div><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To conduct R&amp;D in environmental assessment processes with ultimate goals of environmental protection and sustainable development.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: ljustify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To establish environmental profile of palm oil and olechemical products to ensure regulatory compliance<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To provide services in the area of ecotoxicology and life cycle assessment.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental Product Assessment Group conduct R&amp;D in environmental assessment and remediation with ultimate goals of environmental protection and sustainable development, and establishing environmental profile of palm oil and oleochemical products to ensure regulatory compliance.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EPA also provides services in the area of ecotoxicology and LCA in order to support oleochemical industry for market access in EU and other global markets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Group Focus Area<\/strong><\/span><\/h6><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ecological risk assessment of the risks posed by the presence of substances released to the environment on\u00a0 all living organisms in the variety of ecosystems.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Life cycle assessment framework, including carbon footprint, water footprint, GHG emission, <em>etc<\/em>., which analysers the potential environmental impacts of products or services during their entire life cycle.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental pollutant management by reducing or eliminating pollutant at the source or in the environment.<strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"service-offered-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"service-offered-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Quality and Standard\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The rapid development of new palm-based chemicals and products has increased the demand for the assessments so as to ensure their quality, environmental friendliness and safe use.\u00a0 The availability of the testing facilities is therefore very much needed to help the industry with establishment of data required for chemicals\/products registration.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">1. AOTD, MPOB offers a one-stop center for quality and environmental assessments of products.<br \/>2. The laboratories are accredited with internationally recognized systems, ISO 17025 and OECD GLP.<br \/>3. The results produced from accredited laboratories are accepted worldwide for regulatory compliance,<br \/>product registration, marketing, etc.<br \/>4. Provide reliable, affordable and independent testing services to clients.<\/p><h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Objectives\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6><p style=\"text-align: left;\">QNS concentrates on the R&amp;D for product development with environmental compatibility and\/or waste-to-wealth characteristics, detection of contaminants in oleochemical processes, and quality assessment of new oleochemical derivatives.<\/p><h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Group Focus Areas<\/strong><\/h6><p style=\"text-align: left;\">QNS conduct research on:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li>Development of product with enhanced environment compatibility<\/li><li>Waste-to-Wealth initiatives to promote circular economy<\/li><li>Detection and mitigation of process-based contaminants in oleochemicals<\/li><li>Establish quality profile for new oleochemical derivatives<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>QNS Services offered<\/strong>\u00a0: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aotd-old.mpob.gov.my\/?page_id=136\">https:\/\/aotd.mpob.gov.my\/analytical-testing-service-ats\/<\/a><\/p><table class=\" alignleft\"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Analytical Testing Services (ATS) Laboratory<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Dr. Nur Aainaa Syahirah Ramli<br \/>Malaysian Palm Oil Board<br \/>Advanced Oleochemical Technology Division<br \/>No. 6, Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi<br \/>43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.<\/p><p>TEL : +603-8769 4400<br \/>EXT : 4230 \/ 4282<br \/>FAX : +603-89256197 \/ +603-89222012<br \/>E-MAIL: aainaa.syahirah@mpob.gov.my<\/p><table><tbody><tr class=\"alt\"><td><p><strong>Physical Testing<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Fadzlina Abdullah<br \/>Malaysian Palm Oil Board<br \/>Advanced Oleochemical Technology Division<br \/>No. 6, Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi<br \/>43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.<\/p><p>TEL : +603-8769 4400<br \/>EXT : 4286 \/ 3865<br \/>FAX : +603-89256197 \/ +603-89222012<br \/>E-MAIL: fadzlina@mpob.gov.my<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Environment Product Assessment<\/strong><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The rapid development of new palm-based chemicals and products has increased the demand for the assessments so as to ensure their quality, environmental friendliness and safe use.\u00a0 The availability of the testing facilities is therefore very much needed to help the industry with establishment of data required for chemicals\/products registration.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">1. AOTD, MPOB offers a one-stop center for quality and environmental assessments of products.<br \/>2. The laboratories are accredited with internationally recognized systems, ISO 17025 and OECD GLP.<br \/>3. The results produced from accredited laboratories are accepted worldwide for regulatory compliance, product registration, marketing, <em>etc<\/em>.<br \/>4. Provide reliable, affordable and independent testing services to clients.<\/p><div class=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"col-md-11\"><div class=\"text-center\"><strong>Objective :<\/strong><\/div><div><p>EPA conduct R&amp;D in environmental assessment and remediation with ultimate goals of environmental protection and sustainable development, and establishing environmental profile of palm oil and oleochemical products to ensure regulatory compliance<br \/>EPA also provides service in the area of ecotoxicology and LCA in order to support oleochemical industry for market access in EU and other global market<\/p><p><strong>Group Focus Areas<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div>EPA conduct research on:<\/div><\/div><\/div><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li>Ecological risk assessment of the risks posed by the presence of substances released to the environment on all living organisms in the variety of ecosystems.<\/li><li>Life cycle assessment framework, including carbon footprint, water footprint ,GHG emission, etc. which analysers the potential environmental impacts of products or services during their entire life cycle.<\/li><li>Environmental pollutant management by reducing or eliminating pollutant at the source or in the environment.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"col-md-11\"><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"text-center\"><strong>EPA Services offered<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aotd.mpob.gov.my\/ecotoxicology-testing-services\/\">https:\/\/aotd.mpob.gov.my\/ecotoxicology-testing-services\/<\/a><\/div><div class=\"text-center\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><table class=\" alignleft\"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ecotoxicology Testing Services<\/strong><\/p><p>Razmah Ghazali<br \/>Ecotoxicology Laboratories<br \/>Advanced Oleochemical Technology Division (AOTD)<br \/>Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)<br \/>No. 6, Persiaran Institusi<br \/>Bandar Baru Bangi<br \/>43000 Kajang, Selangor<br \/>Malaysia<\/p><p>Tel: 603-87694400 ext: 4208<br \/>Fax: 603-89222012<br \/>Email: razmah@mpob.gov.my<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Research Group Service Offered Mission To develop, asses and validate methods for quality control of palm oil and oleochemicals, and evaluate the environmental performance of palm-based products to meet the industry needs and satisfy commercialization requirements, especially for new products developed by MPOB and industry. 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