Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)
National standards body in Kigali that organises the sugar, skin cosmetic lotion and laundry soap matrices of the yearly East African Community proficiency testing scheme, and runs annual national inter-laboratory comparisons in food and water microbiology, water and food chemistry, and cement and concrete strength testing.
Testing fields
- Microbiology
- Food & feed
- Water
- Materials & construction
- Other
Schemes (6)
EAC PT Scheme – Sugar
- Food & feed
- Sample type
- Sugar
- Rounds/year
- 1
EAC PT Scheme – Skin cosmetic lotion
- Other
- Sample type
- Skin cosmetic lotion
- Rounds/year
- 1
EAC PT Scheme – Laundry soap
- Other
- Sample type
- Laundry soap
- Rounds/year
- 1
Inter-laboratory comparison – Microbiology
- Microbiology
- Food & feed
- Water
- Sample type
- Flour; water
- Analytes
- Total viable count and E. coli in flour; total viable count and total coliforms in water
- Rounds/year
- 1
Inter-laboratory comparison – Chemical testing
- Food & feed
- Water
- Sample type
- Potable water; fortified processed cereal-based foods; maize flour
- Analytes
- Water: turbidity, conductivity, chloride, Cd, Pb, sulfate, Ca, Mg, Na, pH, K, Zn. Cereal foods: fat, protein, ash, fibre, vitamin A, Fe, moisture, Ca, K. Maize flour: aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, total
- Rounds/year
- 1
Inter-laboratory comparison – Material testing
- Materials & construction
- Sample type
- Cement and concrete
- Analytes
- Compressive strength
- Rounds/year
- 1
| Scheme | Testing fields | Sample type | Analytes | Rounds/yr | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAC PT Scheme – Sugar |
| Sugar | — | 1 | |
| EAC PT Scheme – Skin cosmetic lotion |
| Skin cosmetic lotion | — | 1 | |
| EAC PT Scheme – Laundry soap |
| Laundry soap | — | 1 | |
| Inter-laboratory comparison – Microbiology |
| Flour; water | Total viable count and E. coli in flour; total viable count and total coliforms in water | 1 | Scheme page for Inter-laboratory comparison – Microbiology (opens in a new tab) |
| Inter-laboratory comparison – Chemical testing |
| Potable water; fortified processed cereal-based foods; maize flour | Water: turbidity, conductivity, chloride, Cd, Pb, sulfate, Ca, Mg, Na, pH, K, Zn. Cereal foods: fat, protein, ash, fibre, vitamin A, Fe, moisture, Ca, K. Maize flour: aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, total | 1 | Scheme page for Inter-laboratory comparison – Chemical testing (opens in a new tab) |
| Inter-laboratory comparison – Material testing |
| Cement and concrete | Compressive strength | 1 | Scheme page for Inter-laboratory comparison – Material testing (opens in a new tab) |
Accreditation
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Compiled from Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)'s own published information or sent in by the provider, and reviewed by EqasOnline. Check scheme details, fees and dates with the provider before you enrol. 6 schemes listed here.
Last updated 29 Oct 2026.
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