186 Agri products testing laboratories set up by APEDA

Recognition of Laboratories Simplified; will boost Agri exports from states

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has added 135 laboratories to existing 51 recognized laboratories.  With this initiative APEDA recognition of laboratories has reached 186 laboratories across the country. The number of laboratories have increased in states with exporting potential like Maharashtra (35), Gujarat (23), Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (10), Tamil Nadu (23) and Karnataka (17). Laboratory testing requirements are crucial in agri export supply chain.

For increasing the laboratory network further, APEDA has taken a policy decision for simplification of APEDA recognition of laboratories.  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.  This will enable APEDA to continuously expand its recognition network of laboratories across the country and will enable the exporters to have an easy access to the laboratories for testing of APEDA scheduled products for exports.

Laboratory recognition simplified: NABL accredited labs to be automatically recognised, expanding testing access for agri exporters. APEDA expanded its recognised testing network to 186 laboratories and adopted a simplification policy whereby NABL accredited laboratories will be recognised and added to APEDA's network, enabling broader geographic coverage and easier access for exporters to testing of APEDA scheduled products.