Anand:

National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)’s multi-disciplinary analytical laboratory “Centre for Analysis and Learning in Livestock and Food (CALF) has obtained approval from Export Inspection Council of India (EIC) for a wide range of food products including milk & milk products, fruit & vegetable products, infant milk substitute, infant formula, fats & oils, bakery & confectionery, nutraceutical & functional food, water and animal feed etc.

Set up in Anand in 2009, CALF is the only laboratory in Gujarat to cover complete parameters of milk products as per Residue Monitoring Plan (RMP) of Export Inspection Council of India.

This recognition would be beneficial to all EIC approved dairy units to meet their requirement. This would boost NDDB’s endeavour to support the dairy & food industry in maintaining high standards for international trade, help industry to serve the farmers and provide safe & good quality products to consumers.

With state-of-the-art equipment and qualified technical manpower, CALF offers a range of reliable and accurate analytical services.It is already accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) covering chemical, microbiological and animal genetics scope of testing. It is also a notified referral laboratory for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and recognized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for undertaking analysis of various milk and milk products.