WELCOME

The Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards is the national standards body that is responsible for quality infrastructure (QI) services to the State of Antigua and Barbuda. It is the local authority for the adoption, development and distribution of national standards, the provision of metrology services, and is the focal point for regional and international QI service bodies.

The Bureau aims to bring awareness to the importance of quality standards and a sustainable, national quality infrastructure. It also aims to pioneer the development of a quality culture in the twin island State of Antigua and Barbuda.

The Bureau welcomes all who seek to integrate and promote quality through their daily routines and business operations, to partner with the Bureau to continuously elevate our standard of living - build and maintain a quality culture.

Our Partners

CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International

Codex Alimentarius (CODEX)

Food and Agriculture of the United Nation (FAO)

Online Reading

About the Bureau

The Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS) is the agency authorized by law (The Standards Act) to establish and maintain the national quality infrastructure (NQI – standards, testing, metrology – measurement services, certification and accreditation) in Antigua and Barbuda.

A National Quality Infrastructure

Quality has always been an important issue, and numerous publications have appeared on this subject in the past in all parts of the world.

Understanding Codex

The Codex Alimentarius is the product of an evolutionary process involving a wide cross-section of the global community.