{"id":235556,"date":"2024-02-26T01:10:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T19:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=235556"},"modified":"2024-02-26T01:10:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T19:40:31","slug":"pm-launches-microbiology-lab-17-food-testing-vehicles-for-assam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/pm-launches-microbiology-lab-17-food-testing-vehicles-for-assam\/","title":{"rendered":"PM launches microbiology lab,  17 food testing vehicles for Assam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guwahati, 25 Feb: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually unveiled a new microbiology laboratory and 17 Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) vehicles in Assam, collectively valued at Rs 13.11 crore.<br \/>\nIn a major step towards enhancing food testing infrastructure across Assam, the laboratory was set up by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in Guwahati.<br \/>\nIn addition, 17 mobile food testing laboratories, known as FSWs, have been provided to Assam in a stride towards ensuring food safety to the last mile.<br \/>\nAll these facilities were inaugurated by Modi through virtual mode from an event at Rajkot in Gujarat, an official release said.<br \/>\n&#8220;The microbiology laboratory will play a pivotal role in safeguarding food safety by detecting various microorganisms, including pathogens in food products,&#8221; it added.<br \/>\nThe FSWs, equipped with cutting-edge facilities and expert staff, will not only enhance testing capabilities but also deliver essential training to strengthen food safety practices, the release said. &#8220;Furthermore, they will create awareness among the public by reaching the farthest corners of the state,&#8221; it added. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guwahati, 25 Feb: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually unveiled a new microbiology laboratory and 17 Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) vehicles in Assam, collectively valued at Rs 13.11 crore. In a major step towards enhancing food testing infrastructure across Assam, the laboratory was set up by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-235556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-north-east"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}