To provide unadulterated food products to the consumers and to ensure quality, Thirty State Agmark Grading Laboratories and One Principal Laboratory are functioning in Tamil Nadu. Agmark is a quality certification mark on agricultural products in India. Agmark is legally enforced by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act of 1937 (and amended in 1986) by Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Government of India. Presently Agmark standards cover quality specifications for 223 commodities. This scheme is a voluntary one.
In Agmark Grading Laboratories, products graded are Rice, Pulses, Ghee, Honey, Ground Spices, Whole Spices, Sago, Vegetable Oils, Gram Flour, compounded Asafoetida etc., During 2018-19 agricultural commodities to the tune of 23.58 lakh quintals were graded and grading charges of Rs. 79.78 lakhs has been collected as State revenue.