German group enhances seafood, spices and commodity testing lab in Visakhapatnam
TÜV SÜD South Asia has continuously invested in building infrastructure and local expertise to meet the ever-evolving needs of the food industry in India, says the head of German group’s Asian and African markets.
“Over the years, we as a company have continuously invested in building infrastructure and local expertise to meet the ever-evolving needs of the food industry,” said Niranjan Nadkarni, CEO South Asia, South-East Asia, Middle East & the Africa Region at TÜV SÜD.
“We look forward to continuing to drive sustainable growth and progress through risk mitigation, quality and safety improvement and efficiency gains across the value chain,” he said on 22 Sept 2022, after inaugurating his company’s enhanced, ultra-modern seafood, spices and commodity testing lab in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The company already had an existing seafood testing laboratory in Visakhapatnam that had been meeting the testing and inspection requirements of domestic and export markets for over seven years.
The laboratory is now operating at the new site with enhanced scope and capacities and will focus on further reducing turnaround times.
The facility will provide chemical testing and microbiological testing solutions and will also cater to globally recognized certification requirements including BRC, HACCP and ISO 22000.
This will help achieve traceability across key markets and act as a quality gate between manufacturers, suppliers and buyers. Apart from the Visakhapatnam lab, the company also caters to food quality assurance services from its locations in Bengaluru and Gurugram.
Founded in 1866 as a steam boiler inspection association, the TÜV SÜD Group has evolved into a global enterprise. More than 25,000 employees work at over 1,000 locations in about 50 countries to continually improve technology, systems and expertise. fiinews.com
