QUALITY CONTROL LAB FOR SEA FOOD EXPORT

Aug. 18, 2020

Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has opened a Quality Control Laboratory in the coastal city of Porbandar in Gujarat for facilitating tests for seafood processors and exporters.

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  • The state of art laboratory will help to confirm product safety as per international regulatory requirements.

  • Gujarat has relatively low instances of antibiotic residue in seafood exports, yet a number of cephalopod consignments are rejected overseas due to the presence of heavy metals, mainly cadmium.

  • MPEDA is a coordinating agency under the Union Ministry of Commerce for central and state-level establishments engaged in fishery production and allied activities.

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