Panaji, Dec 8 (PTI) India's 'first' mobile foodtesting laboratory, which will enable on-the-spot food safetytests to be conducted in Goa, would be launched by ChiefMinister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday.
"This is the first ever 'Food Safety on Wheel' mobilelaboratory in the country. The chief minister will officiallyunveil it on Sunday," state Food and Drugs Administrationminister Vishwajit Rane told reporters here yesterday.
The vehicle is equipped to conduct on-the-spot teststo check the food quality. It will also check the hygienelevel of water, he said adding that the results can bereceived within 15 minutes.
The mobile laboratory costs Rs 45 lakh and it has beenfully funded by the Centre, the minister added.
"The mobile lab will do away with need to get the foodsamples to the FDA laboratory near Panaji for tests. It willcut the delays," he said.
"As the time would be reduced, action can be initiatedimmediately, if the food samples are found unsatisfactory,"the minister said.
According to Rane, the vehicle would either be used toconduct surprise checks by the FDA for scheduled tests. PTIRPSNP.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.