Edible oil, food grade testing facility set up at NMPT

A NABL-certified Lab Testing Collection Centre for edible oil, chemicals and food grade items has been set up at New Mangalore Port Trust, government said today.
The NABL (National Accredited Board for testing and calibration Lab) certified lab testing facility is one of the major initiatives taken up by New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) in line with the government's policy on 'ease of doing business', the shipping ministry said in a statement.
This facility will immensely benefit the importers/ exporters in terms of time and cost and is expected to boost the edible goods traffic through the port, it said.

The first sample was tested from the Vessel M V Prosperity at the collection centre set up at NMPL port, while unloading the imported crude palm oil.
The samples were collected and tested within a day and a half instead of seven seven to nine days taken earlier.