Jan 24, 2020
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has set up another 135 laboratories to existing 51 recognized laboratories to help exporters have an easy and quick access to the laboratories for testing of exports.
Now APEDA recognition of laboratories are in total 186 across the country. The number of laboratories have increased in states, it said. This includes 35 in Maharashtra, 23 in Gujarat, 10 in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, 23 in Tamil Nadu and 17 in Karnataka. Laboratory testing requirements are are crucial in agri export supply chain.
For increasing the laboratory network further, the authority has taken a policy decision to simplify the recognition of labs.
“It has been decided that the laboratories which are NABL accredited will be recognized by APEDA and same will be added in the network of APEDA recognition laboratories,” the ministry said.