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The German testing and certification major, TUV SUD, inaugurated its state-of-the-art seafood, spices, and commodities testing lab here on Wednesday. It was inaugurated by Dirk Eilers, a member of the board of management, according to a press release. Vizag is a major seafood exporting centre in the country.
The lab will have ultra modern testing facilities and specific ones for testing anti-biotic residues in seafoods and commodities. Prior testing will decrease the risk of rejection of export consignments due to residues and it will enhance the reputation of local exporters in the markets abroad.
Niranjan Nadkarni, the South Asia head of the company, said seafood worth Rs 7,578.27 crore was exported from Visakhapatnam port during the current fiscal till now. "We intent to operate closely with the local seafood exporters and commodity exporters and improve the quality of exports," he said. DNA testing for species identification would also be available in the lab in the case of seafood exports, he added.
During 2014-15, according to the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), seafood worth Rs 33,441.61 crore was exported from the country. Andhra Pradesh topped in shrimp exports and the exports were routed through Visakhapatnam port.
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