India has asked the U.S. to allow domestic labs also for irradiation of certain fruits like mangoes with a view to helping exporters cut additional trade costs, an official said.
At present, exporters have to carry out irradiation at the U.S. ports, which increases cost and uncertainty in case of rejection of the consignment.
The issue was raised during the 14th India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum meeting here on January 12.
