Intertek opens food testing Lab in NCR region

Center of excellence will help enhance food quality and safety in Indias food sector.

Intertek announces the opening of a center of excellence food testing laboratory in Delhis NCR Gurgaon region to provide enhanced testing services to our customers.

With more than 300 food processors,the region is a hub of primary production and further processing for food raw materials,intermediate products and finished food products,making the centralized location of Gurgaon a prime choice for the new laboratory.

Interteks Gurgaon laboratory brings an established independent food testing laboratory to a region that has seen an increased demand for testing as a result of growth in the food processing sector and potential for food exports.

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From the farm to the fork,the entire Indian food industry has evolved into a diverse network of multiple channels that Interteks new laboratory will support in producing and supplying better,more sustainable and safer food to citizens in the region and worldwide, said Jochen Zoller,president of Intertek Food Services.

Intertek offers a full range of services for the food industry,from lab testing to systems certification to corporate social responsibility audits. The Gurgaon laboratory will offer testing and analysis on a range of fresh fruits and vegetables,prepared and ready-to-eat foods,bakery and confections,alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages,drinking water,oils and fats,honey,dairy products,sugar and meat products.