The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), which was accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (a constituent board of the Quality Council of India), has now been given the NABL-FSSAI integrated accreditation, which will help boost the image of Indian seafood in the international market. CIFT was the first research institute under ICAR to be accredited by NABL.
CIFT’s unique distinction of having integrated accreditation, which is valid for two years, was conferred on December 15, 2021.
Leela Edwin, acting director of CIFT, said the integrated accreditation extended the scope for testing 380 parameters with respect to chemical, biological, and mechanical components of water, fish and fisheries products, feed, gear materials and packaging materials in line with the national and international quality standards.
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