Spices Board of India
The Spices Board is the Indian government regulatory and promotion agency for Indian spices. The board is headquartered in Kochi. Dr. Jayathilak, IAS is the current chairman of Spices Board.
The board has a state-of-the-art testing laboratory at its headquarters in Kochi. There are also regional laboratories at Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Tuticorin and Guntur. Through the laboratories, the Spices Board makes mandatory quality checks for spices exported from India.[1]