About
Being a part of Fanar station at LARI, Milk Department (MD) is considered as a reference national laboratory in the field of quality control and test analysis of all milk and milk products, especially for those dedicated for import or export. More than 14 physicochemical tests analysis are carried out either using international methods or rapid methods like Infra red technology. Samples are received from public, private sector and even individuals. The vision of MD is the contribution in the development of the dairy sector and the characterization of local milk products such as goat milk and very traditional fermented cheese products.
Research, services training and Cooperation with:
- National bodies: MoA – MoH- Lebanese Customs – Local Municipalities- Libnor-
- Academia: Lebanese University (UL) – USEK – LIU – USJ – LCU (Lebanese Canadian University) - University of Alexandria for food technology – AgroParisTech (ABIES - Paris – France)
- International organization: ICARDA – FAO - INRA
Current research work (thesis projects):
Biodiversity of native lactic acid bacteria in three artisanal Lebanese fermented goat dairy products: Ambriss, Serdaleh and Labneh El Darff Authors: AMMOUN I. 1,3 , RENAULT P. 2 , YAACOUB R. 5 and BEAL C. 4
Affiliations:
- Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), Milk and milk products Department, Fanar, Lebanon
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1319, Institut Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- AgroParisTech, Centre de Paris Claude Bernard, Institut des Sciences et industries du vivant et de l’environnement- ABIES.
- AgroParisTech, UMR 782 Génie et Microbiologie des Procédés Alimentaires, Thiverval-Grignon, France
- Lebanese University, Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Food Science and Technology Department, Dekwaneh, Lebanon
- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon
- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Amman, Jordan
- Notre Dame University (NDU), Louaize, Lebanon
Staff
- Eng Imad AMMOUN - head of laboratory (iammoun@lari.gov.lb)
- Eng Montaha YOUSSEF
- Rebecca BASSIL (lab assistant)