TUV India, subsidiary of TÜV NORD Group, said it has expanded into high-end testing services and with an investment of 5 million euros the company inaugurated a laboratory and new office premises.
This laboratory will be operational in testing of agricultural and processed food, material, animal feed, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products--as per national and international standards and will serve only the domestic market currently.
The lab houses advanced analytical equipment which will be instrumental in testing. The same premise stretched on a 30,000 square feet of land also houses a Centre of Excellence for Food Safety. TUV India, is a technical service provider of independent, neutral, third party services like various ISO certifications, inspection services, training courses, validation and verification of carbon mitigation projects (CDM), testing and certification of consumer and industrial products, as well as vehicles and vehicle components and aggregates.
“With the implementation of the new Food Safety & Standards Act, the Indian Industry needs the services of accredited, third party testing laboratories. Globally, food safety concerns go much beyond routine quality testing, and products are now tested for safety aspects like pesticide residues, toxins, dioxins, antibiotic and hormone residues etc, which requires very sophisticated capabilities. TUV India is confident of fulfilling this need. The laboratory will shortly also be seeking EIC, BIS, FDA and German QS approvals, among others,” Anil Rairikar, managing director, TUV India, said.
While the new lab at Pune is not fully operational yet, the company expects this facility to reach a revenue figure of Rs 1 crore per month by the year end.
Guido Rettig, chairman, board of management, TUV Nord Group said that TUV on the whole operates in 70 countries currently and is looking at markets like Middle East, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia for expansion.