Bengal govt to set up laboratories in Terai and Dooars to check food safety compliance of teas
safefoodmitra.com · 2025-02-22 09:47:06
It will be the first such facility in north Bengal and is expected to tackle complaints of quality of teas that are available in the market for consumption, especially the imports from Nepal. The Panitanki check post near Siliguri on the Indo-Nepal border is the most important hub for Nepalese teas coming to this country.
“The minister stated that a task force would be formed to monitor and look into the compliance issues of tea and would involve scientists from the Tea Research Association. He also informed that two new labs will be set up,” TRA secretary Joydeep Phukan, who participated in the meeting, said.