<Tr> <Th> Operating agency </Th> <Td> Council of Scientific and Industrial Research </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cftri.com </Td> </Tr> <P> CSIR - Central Food Technological Research Institute, abbreviated to CSIR - CFTRI, is one of the 40 national research laboratories in India, set up under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). It was opened on 21 October 1950 in Mysore, Karnataka . C.F.T.R.I. Mysore The center also has extended resource centers in Hyderabad, Lucknow and Mumbai, rendering technical assistance to numerous entrepreneurs . </P> <P> CSIR - CFTRI is a large and diversified laboratory headed by Dr. Jitendra Jadhav, Director, CSIR - CFTRI . Presently the institute has nearly 200 scientists, technologists, and engineers, and over 200 technicians, skilled workers, and support staff . There are sixteen research and development departments, including laboratories focusing on food biotechnology, microbiology, sensory science, and food safety . </P>

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