The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on January 04, 2023, issued an advisory to the designated officers of FSSAI to check the scope of testing and validity of accreditation of primary notified/referral laboratories recognized under the FSS Act, 2006 before sending any sample for analysis.
The scope of testing of the laboratory along with the accreditation and validity should be diligently checked before sending any samples for analysis for any purposes under the various provisions of the Act. This is to ensure that the analysis reports are legally valid and the legal procedures carried out by the Food Safety Authorities do not become void due to such technical reasons.
