The Quality Evaluation Laboratory of the Spices Board was established in 1989. It provides analytical services to the Indian spice industry and monitors the quality of spices produced and processed in the country. It has got facilities to analyse physical, chemical and microbial contaminants including pesticide residues, aflatoxin, trace metal etc. in spices and spice products. It follows internationally accepted procedures for the analysis.

The laboratory is certified by British Standards Institution, U.K. for the ISO 9002 Quality Management System in 1997 and for the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System in 1999. The laboratory has submitted its application to the Department of Science & Technology for accreditation under NABL. All the activities under the ISO 9002 system established in the laboratory are fully computerized.