Kerala to have food certification agency

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Rs.950 million food research institute is to be set up in Kerala to give a boost to agro and food processing units, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adoor Prakash said on Sunday.
The institute would act as a certifying agency for the many ready-to-eat products like Kerala biryani, fish curry, and other curries. Certification on ready-to-eat food products has become mandatory in many countries.
"The research institute, to be set up at Konni in Pathanamthitta district, would be funded by the central government. The state government would contribute 100 acres of land for the institute," Prakash said.
"We have submitted four different projects to the central government for this state-of-the-art institute," the minister added.