Food Testing and its requirements (1).pdf

1. PRESENTATION BY :
TMT. M. SHEELA, M.Sc., PGDPH., PGDFSQM,
CHIEF FOOD ANALYST,
FOOD ANALYSIS LABORATORY, GUINDY.
FOOD TESTING & ITS
REQUIREMENTS

2. Principal Secretary to Government,
Health and Family Welfare Department
DR. P. SENTHILKUMAR, I.A.S.,
Principal Secretary/Commissioner of Food Safety
and Drug Administration Department
MR. R. LALVENA, I.A.S.,
Director & Additional Commissioner of Food Safety
and Drug Administration Department
DR. T.A. DEVAPARTHASARATHY

4. S.NO DISTRICT NAME
1. Food Analysis Laboratory, Guindy – Chennai.
2. Food Analysis Laboratory, Coimbatore.
3. Food Analysis Laboratory, Madurai.
4. Food Analysis Laboratory, Thanjavur.
5. Food Analysis Laboratory, Salem.
6. Food Analysis Laboratory, Palayamkottai.
NABL – FSSAI Integrated Assessment Completed in all
6 – State Food Labs.

5. Food Analysis Laboratory, Chennai is accredited by NABL – FSSAI
Integrated Assessment ensuring compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017
standards.
LAB ID T-5699
Certificate No. TC – 9327
Validity 16.03.2025 –
15.03.2027

6.  The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety
and Standards, 2006 which consolidates various
acts & orders related issues in various Ministries
and Departments.
 FSSAI has been created for laying down science
based standards for articles of food and to regulate
their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and
import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome
food for human consumption

7.  An Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down
science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their
manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure
availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and
for matters connected there with or incidental thereto.

8. • Dairy Products and Analogues
• Fats, Oils & Fat Emulsions
• Cereals and Cereals Products
• Fruits and Vegetables Products
• Meat and Meat Products
• Fish and Fish Products
• Sweets and Confectionary
• Sweetening Agents including Honey
• Salt, Spices, Condiments and Related Products.
• Beverages ( other than dairy , Fruit & vegetable
based products.

9. • Chemical :
1. Chemical Analysis
( Proximate Analysis & Additives Analysis).
2. Residue Analysis
( Pesticide Residues , Antibiotics &
Trace Metal Analysis, Mycotoxins )
• Microbiology :
1. Safety Parameters
2. Hygiene Parameters

10.  Requirements :
 Reference Methods :
- Fssai Manual Methods, IS Methods, AOAC Methods, SOP , Validated Methods.
 Glass wares :
- Burettes, Pipettes , Beakers, Volumetric Flasks,.etc...
 Chemicals & Reagents :
- CRMs,Acids, Base, Solvents,etc....
 Instruments & Equipments :
- Hot Air oven, Muffle Furnace, Weighing Balance, Vacuum Oven , Hot plate,
Heating Mantle , Fat Analyzer, Protein Analyzer, Fibre Analyzer, HPLC,GC-FID...etc...

11.  Requirements :
 Reference Methods :
- Fssai Manual Methods, IS Methods, AOAC Methods, SOP ,
Validated Methods.
 Glass wares :
- Burettes, Pipettes , Beakers, Volumetric Flasks,.etc...
 Chemicals & Reagents :
- CRMs, Acids, Base, Solvents and Consumables,etc....
 Instruments & Equipments :
- LCMS/MS, GCMS/MS, ICP-MS, Water bath, Incubator,
Weighing Balance, Multi vortexer, Centrifuge, Vaccum Manifold, Microwave
Digester, Micropipettes.etc..

12.  Requirements :
 Reference Methods :
- Fssai Manual Methods, IS Methods, AOAC Methods, APHA
Methods.
 Glass wares :
- Bottles, Volumetric Flasks, Dilution Tubes, Disposable Petri dishes
.etc...
 Chemicals & Reagents :
- Media, Culture, Diluents, Bio Chemicals, Sugars,..etc....
 Instruments & Equipments :
- Weighing Balance, pH Meter, Autoclave, Laminar Airflow
Chamber, Bio Safety Cabinet, Hot Air oven, Incubator,Water bath, Stomacher
etc..

13. • To receive Act, Surveillance, Private, Southern Railway
samples and Hospital Samples
• Analysis the samples as per the FSSAI Act Parameters
• Based on the Analytical report to give Opinion of the
sample
• To send the report Designated officers and
Commissioner of Food Safety.

14. • Conforms to Standards
• Conforms to Provisions
• Misbranded
• Substandard
• Unsafe
• Prohibited on Sale

16. Food & Agricultural products:
1. Dairy and Dairy Products
2. Oils & Fats
3. Fruits & Vegetables
4. Cereals & Pulses Products
5. Salt, Spices, Condiments and
related products
6. Sugar and Sweetening Agents
7. Bakery products
8. Beverages
9. Tea & Coffee
10. Prepared Food
11. Proprietary food
12. Meat & Meat products
13. Fish & Fish products
14. Egg & Egg Products
15. Alcoholic Beverages
16. Starchy Foods
17. Water
Food Category Parameters
No of
Parameters
In Integrated
NABL Scope
Food & Agricultural
products
Proximate
Analysis
656

17. Liquid Chromatography – Mass spectrometer / Mass
Spectrometer ( LC-MS/MS )
Food Category Parameters
No of Parameters
In Integrated NABL
Scope
Fresh Fruits Pesticide Residues 130
Fresh Vegetables Pesticide Residues 130
Pulses and Pulses products Pesticide Residues 130
Cereals & Cereal products Pesticide Residues 130
Dairy & Dairy products Antibiotics 11
Fortified Rice Vitamin B9,B12 2

18. Food Category Parameters
No of Parameters
In Integrated NABL
Scope
Fresh Fruits Pesticide Residue 63
Fresh Vegetables Pesticide Residue 63
Cereals & Cereal Products Pesticide Residue 63
Cereals & Cereal Products Pesticide Residue 63

19. Food Category Parameters
No of Parameters
In NABL Scope
Beverages Preservatives & Sweeteners 5
Sauce Preservatives & Sweeteners 5
Pickles Preservatives 2
Bakery products Preservatives & Sweeteners 5

20. Food Category Parameters
No of Parameters
In Integrated NABL Scope
Oils & Fats Fatty acid profile 37
Ghee Fatty acid profile 37

21. Food Category Parameters
No of Parameters
In NABL Scope
Sugar & Sweetening Agents Trace Metal Residues 11
Salt and Salt Substitute Trace Metal Residues 11
Fresh Fruits Trace Metal Residues 11
Fresh Vegetables Trace Metal Residues 11
Cereals & Cereal products Trace Metal Residues 11
Pulses & Pulses products Trace Metal Residues 11
Tea Trace Metal Residues 11

22. Food Category Parameters
No of Parameters
In NABL Scope
Cereals & Cereal products Metals & Minerals 06
Fortified Rice kernels Iron 01

23. As per FSSAI guidelines food products are Categorized under
Appendix -B : Microbiological standards and requirements :
1. Fish and Fishery products
2. Milk and Milk products
3. Spices and Herbs
4. Fruits and Vegetables and their products
5. Meat and Meat products

24. 1. FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS
S.No HYGIENE PARAMETERS SAFETY PARAMETERS
1. Aerobic Plate Count Escherichia coli
2. Yeast & Mold count Salmonella sp.
3. - Vibrio cholerae
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2. MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
S.No HYGIENE PARAMETERS SAFETY PARAMETERS
1. Aerobic Plate Count Salmonella sp.
2. Coliform Count Bacillus cereus
3. Staphylococcus aureus
(Coagulase positive)
-
4. Yeast & Mold count -
5. Escherichia coli -

26. 3. SPICES AND HERBS:
S.No HYGIENE PARAMETERS SAFETY PARAMETERS
1. Aerobic Colony Count Salmonella sp.
2. Yeast & Mold count Bacillus cereus
3. Enterobacteriaceae -
4. Staphylococcus aureus -
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4. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND THEIR PRODUCTS
S.No HYGIENE PARAMETERS SAFETY PARAMETERS
1. Aerobic plate count Salmonella sp.
2. Yeast & mold count Vibrio cholerae
3. Enterobacteriaceae -
4. Staphylococcus aureus
(coagulase positive)
-

28. 5. MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS:
S.No HYGIENE PARAMETERS SAFETY PARAMETERS
1. Aerobic Plate Count Salmonella sp.
2. Yeast & Mold count -
3. Escherichia coli -
4. Staphylococcus aureus (Coagulase positive) -
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29. FOOD SAFETY ON WHEELS
Name of Food Analysis Laboratory - Districts covered
FAL , GUINDY -
CHENNAI
FAL ,
COIMBATORE
FAL , SALEM FAL , MADURAI FAL ,
THANJAVUR
FAL ,
PALAYAMKOTTAI
1. Chennai
2. Chengalpet
3. Kancheepuram
4. Thiruvallur
5. Vellore
6. Villupuram
7. Cuddalore
8. Thiruvanamalai
9. Thirupathur
10. Ranipet
11. Kallakurichi
1. Coimbatore
2. Erode
3. The Nilgiris
4. Tirupur
1. Salem
2. Perambalur
3. Dharmapuri
4. Karur
5. Krishnagiri
6. Namakkal
1. Madurai
2. Sivagangai
3. Dindugul
4. Ramanathapuram
5. Theni
1. Thanjavur
2. Pudukottai
3. Tiruchirappalli
4. Nagapatinam
5. Mayiladuthurai
6. Ariyalur
7. Thiruvarur
1. Tenkasi
2. Kanyakumari
3. Thirunelveli
4. Thoothukudi
5. Virudhunagar