VIZAG and HYDERABAD, India, March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
The Lab is TÜV SÜD's Third Food Testing Lab in India, in Addition to the Ones in Gurgaon and Bangalore
Globally acclaimed, German safety and quality expert, TÜV SÜD, today, received accreditation from Export Inspection Council (EIC) for their testing lab in Vizag. The state of the art seafood testing lab was also one of the first in India to be accredited by the International Accreditation Service (IAS) of USA. TÜV SÜD has been focusing on seafood testing services in Vizag, owing to the strong seafood export potential from the port city.
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TÜV SÜD's lab will now be able to assist seafood exporters to comply with the pre-defined standards of importing nations as prescribed by Export Inspection Agencies (EIA). This will in-turn help exporters overcome the imminent challenges that arise from dynamic regulation landscape within India and across the globe. TÜV SÜD's testing lab will help exporters reduce the risk of rejection by addressing issues of managing safety, quality and logistics throughout the supply chain.
Speaking on the announcement, Dr. Pankaj Jaiminy, Asst. Vice President (Food, Health & Cosmetics)- Testing, Certification & Inspection at TÜV SÜD South Asia, said "At TÜV SÜD, we provide market intelligence-based guidance to exporters and through detection of antibiotic residues or microbiological contamination at early stages, we help minimise the risk of consignment recalls that incur heavy losses. Our global heritage of technical expertise combined with local know-how, enables us to guide the growth of sectors and provide unparalleled partnerships. One of our biggest objectives is to help exporters uphold the country's reputation on a global platform through our seafood quality assurance services."
The laboratory is aligned to the needs of the EIC/EIA for inspection and certification of the products for export, as per importing countries' requirements. The lab will provide certification for IFS, BRC, HACCP, ISO 22005 and ISO 22000. Some of the globally recognised seafood inspection services at the lab will include, during production (DUPRO) inspection, initial production check (IPC), final random inspection (FRI), hygiene inspection, post shipment inspection, packaging container and storage checks.
TÜV SÜD with its wide network of labs and experts across key markets such as European Union, ASEAN, US and UK has thorough knowledge of compliance in importing nations. TÜV SÜD's set of local experts can guide exporters with local compliance norms as well.
About TÜV SÜD
TÜV SÜD is a leading international service organisation catering to the strategic business segments industry, mobility and certification. Headquartered in Munich, Germany and founded in 1866, it has over 24,000 employees representing more than 850 locations throughout the world. Optimising technology, systems and know-how, the interdisciplinary specialist teams act as process partners to strengthen their customers' competitiveness.
About TÜV SÜD South Asia
TÜV SÜD South Asia is the leading consulting, testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company with presence across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. With more than 1300 employees, TÜV SÜD South Asia has serviced over 10,000 clients to date through the past two decades. It is present at 32 locations including 19 labs across the three countries. Today, TÜV SÜD South Asia is internationally competent to provide TIC solutions cutting across a wide range of sectors that include management systems, conventional and renewable energy, water, sanitation, environmental technology, infrastructure, transit systems, real estate, food, supply chain, agriculture, toys, consumer electronics, textiles, leather and related products, automobile and components, and technical as well as soft-skills training.
For further details visit http://www.tuv-sud.in/
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