TÜV India opens new laboratory and office in Pune

TÜV NORD has opened a state-of-the-art laboratory and office in Pune, India, for the testing of agricultural and processed food, materials, animal feed, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.

While opening the TÜV India lab and office, Dr Guido Rettig, Chairman of the Board of TÜV NORD also announced the launch of the Centre of Excellence for Food Safety at the facility.

“The centre will help Indian exporters to access markets worldwide through ethical, reliable and world-class testing, certification and training services and will offer end-to-end solutions from the farm to fork,” Rettig said.

Rettig said the facility was part of “the advent of the Indian food safety revolution” and said it will “support local industry and regulators to meet local standards”.

TÜV India provides services to several thousand customers in India and neighbouring countries. It is already established as one of the oldest and largest technical service providers of independent, neutral, third-party services such as ISO certifications, inspection services, training courses, validation and verification of carbon mitigation projects, and testing and certification of consumer and industrial products.

“With the implementation of the new Food Safety and Standards Act, Indian industry needs the services of accredited, third-party testing laboratories more than ever before,” said Anil Rairikar, Managing Director of TÜV India. “Globally, food safety concerns go much beyond routine quality testing, and products are now tested for safety aspects like pesticide residues, toxins, dioxins, and antibiotic and hormone residues, which require very sophisticated capabilities.

“TÜV India is confident of fulfilling this need through its NABL, APEDA, FSSAI and AGMARK approved laboratory. The laboratory will shortly also be seeking EIC, BIS, FDA AND German QS approvals, amongst others,” Rairikar said.