Measurement of radionuclide contents in commodities including food stuff and drinking water has become an important regulatory requirement for international trade. In most of the countries, which are signatory to WTO, this certificate of measurements of ‘Radionuclide Content in Commodities’ is a mandatory requirement and is a value addition to the product.

BRIT has undertaken the analysis and issuance of Radioactivity Test Certificate for food materials & commodities covering a wide range of materials such as Milk Powder, Ghee, Biscuits, Corn-flakes, Complan, Rice, Sugar, Buffalo meat etc & Dog feed, Veterinary medicine, Poultry feeds, Granite slab, Bauxite ore, Ilmenite sample etc.

In view of the growing demand by the exporters of processed food as well as natural food items, the demand in this particular segment is increasing with globalization and WTO agreement. The analysis charges are as follows:

Food Samples  : Rs.2,500 per nuclide ( ²³⁸U, ²³²Th, ¹³⁷Cs, Gross alpha & Gross beta etc.)
Water Samples : Rs.5,000 for Gross alpha & Gross beta.
 

Food Analysis Laboratory

Telephone: 91-22-27887418

Fax : 91-22-27887218

Email  : rplc at britatom dot gov dot in