The Aqaba International Airport was established within the framework of the Aqaba Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZA) Institutional Support Program and with the technical and financial support of the European Union Commission for the development of Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) and its rehabilitation as a tourist attraction, attracting investment for economic activities in the region and facilitating the flow of trade and goods. Through the city of Aqaba and the Kingdom and the region in general, taking into account the need to maintain public health and improve levels. Based on its vision and mission, the laboratories provide a wide range of analytical and consulting services in the field of food and environment. The laboratories are composed of two main units: the food laboratory and the environmental laboratory. Laboratories are looking to become one of the most important institutions providing such services through microbiological labs and physical and chemical laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Aqaba International Laboratories - Bin Hayyan is looking to become a world-class center for food safety and the environment, contributing to improving the quality of life of individuals and facilitating the flow of trade and goods in Aqaba, Jordan and the surrounding region. Aqaba International Laboratories is a state-of-the-art laboratory that provides accurate, reliable and reliable technical services to government regulators and private sector institutions. It provides opportunities for advanced training and applied research and promotes cooperation with institutions that provide similar services in the areas of food safety and food preservation. In order to meet the needs and requirements of regulators and private sector institutions concerned with food safety, Aqaba International Laboratories - Bin Hayyan provide the best standards for the analysis of samples of imported, exported and consumed food in the local markets, in addition to evaluating the results of analyzes, And food safety. The laboratories of Bin Hayyan are committed to applying GLP practices and apply the highest standards nationally and internationally as they provide physical, chemical and biological analysis services and advisory services for all types of food including milk and dairy products, infant and infant food, meat, fish, poultry and their products, , Cereals and legumes, soft drinks, bottled mineral water, packaged foods, oils and fats, spices and spices, sugars and their products, as well as raw materials and preservatives that are incorporated into the food industry. The labs are equipped with the latest analytical equipment and the best expertise available locally, which, according to the best international standards, enables the following tests and services:

• Food analysis to verify its quality by examining the quality elements. Microbiology and germination tests.

• Identify rare elements.

• Detect food additives such as colorants, preservatives, antioxidants and others.

• Detection of fungal toxins, heavy metals, polycyclic hydrocarbons and other contaminants.

• Detection of pesticide residues, herbicides and metabolic products.

• Analysis of food components for food facts.

• Other analytical services provided upon request.

• Advanced training on analytical instrument applications.

The future fields of work of the food lab include the development of the first Jordanian laboratory to detect viruses in food, analysis of genetically modified foods, analysis of vitamins, analysis of various pesticide components, detection of residues of veterinary treatments (eg hormones, antibiotics, growth promoters, etc.) Detection of unsaturated fatty acids. In supporting the public and private institutions efforts that contribute in preserving the environment. Aqaba international laboratories - Ben Hayyan and according to the internationally accepted methods, provide a collection and analysis of different environmental samples services, including water, air, soil, vegetation and sludge samples, in addition to the analysis result evaluation and making technical reports to guarantee the safety of the environment. The laboratories provide and according to the best technical and administrative standards, technical counsel services and applied researches and studies in water quality assessment fields, wastewater and greywater management, water demand management programs, rehabilitated water reuse and others. The laboratories also provide technical counsel services in both the domestic solid waste field and using the sludge for agriculture purposes treatment. Air quality control unit provides special services in the fields of ambient air quality control and evaluation, dust and gas emission from point source, in addition to use mathematical models to simulate air pollution as a tool to evaluate the impact of the current and future events on the air quality of the region. Aqaba international laboratories - Ben Hayyan - are equipped with the newest analytical machinery and the best locally available expertise, which allows it to make examinations and provides the following services in the environmental fields:

• Physical and chemical analysis

• Biological and microorganisms examinations

• Rare elements and heavy metals analysis

• Vehicles and organic pollutants

• Special measurements of the work environment

• Advances training the analytical machinery application

 Environmental laboratory future areas of work include environmental impact assessment studies, hazardous waste management, special measurements for work environments, vehicles emissions measurements, integrated water resources management, reclaimed water use on the quality of the soil and crop, topsoil examination and persistent organic pollutants detection and others.

Modern construction and integrated facilities

Aqaba International Laboratories - Ben Hayyan - were established on a piece of land of about (4200 square meters), some is nearly (2200 square meters) of the modern construction. The laboratories include administration offices, places to receive and send the samples that need to be analyzed, storages and other support services. The building was designed in great care to optimally use the site, and distribute tools and machinery in the proper sites and take into consideration the necessity of maintaining the integrity of the receiving, sending and sample handling processes to ensure its quality during the the analysis process.

Advances processing

An amount of excess 7 million Euros was invested to provide Aqaba international laboratories - Ben Hayyan - with the newest analytical tools and machinery that have been purchased from the best manufacturers and suppliers in the European Union State.

A distinguished working team

The laboratories aim to create a team of the best administrations, researchers, analysts and those with support jobs of various fields and expertise. The careful selection of the work team, the continuous stimulation and encouragement on giving their best, and the ongoing development and staff capacity building are just some of the methods that the laboratories use to attract the distinguished practitioners and keep them in an inspiring atmosphere.

Internationally accredited laboratories

The laboratories seeks the international accreditation to the environmental and food sample examinations, according to the international standards organization (ISO 17025). The quality policy of the labs ensures the commitment to the requirements of these standards and develop the technical and administrative regulations. It also ensures working with the highest standards, which guarantees providing services efficiently and professionally.

Computerized labs for greater efficiency

Laboratories develop information management systems according to the best standards, and seek to provide accurate data, which is easy to get to all the analysis activities that is considered necessary for the workflow in the labs and getting the international accreditation.

Reference laboratories

Aqaba international laboratories - Ben Hyyan - works hard to be one of the regional and national institutions that provides analytical and counsel services, and to be one of the reference labs for work related examinations. It also seeks to be accredited as a reference point to resolve issues about food quality and the safety of the environment in Jordan and the region in particular.

A regional center

It takes advantage in its great location near countries of the region, where it aspires to a technical cooperation with the counterpart institutions in Jordan and the region to make studies and applied researches in the related fields. It is expected to become a regional center that encourages people to establish close relations with the mutual cooperation in developing analytical methods fields and prepare the technical standards and metrology, which serves the sustainable development process in the region, in addition to providing training opportunities and scientific research to all whom are concerned with food and environment affairs.