6.

Laboratory
&Sampling

ANALYSIS OF FOOD Analysis

 6.
Laboratory
&Sampling

Food Analysis L & SA Analysis

National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories(NABL)

2.3 Procedure of Sampling
2.3.1: Quantity of sample to be sent to the Food Analyst:- (1) The quantity of
sample of food to be sent to the Food Analyst /Director for analysis shall be as
specified in the table below.
1. Milk 500 ml.
2. Sterilized Milk / UHT Milk 500 ml.
3. Malai / Dahi 200 gms.
4. Yoghurt / Sweetened Dahi 500 gms..
5. Chhana / Paneer / Khoya / Shrikhand 250 gms.
6. Cheese/Cheese spread 200 gms.
7. Evaporated Milk/Condensed Milk 200 gms.
8. Ice-Cream/Softy/Kulfi/Icecandy/Icelolly 300 gms.
9. Milk Powder/Skimmed Milk Powder 250 gms.
10. Infant Food/Weaning Food 500 gms.
11. Malt Food/Malted Milk Food 300 gms.
12. Butter/Butter Oil/Ghee/Margarine/ Cream/
Bakery Shortening 200 gms.
13. Vanaspati, Edible Oils/Fats 400 gms.
14. Carbonated Water 3 litre
List continues...
 5.
Contamina

Contamination nt, Toxins &

Residues

1. : METALCONTAMINANTS
2. Crop contaminants and naturally occurring toxic substances
3. : Residues
1. : Restriction on the use of insecticides
2.3.2:ANTIBIOTICAND OTHER PHARMA-COLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Lead - (iii) Foods not specified 2.5 mg/Kg

Cu - (iii) Foods not specified 30 mg/Kg
Arsenic - (iii) Foods not specified 1.1 mg/Kg
Tin – (ii) Foods not specified 250mg/Kg
Zn - (iv) Foods not specified 50 mg/Kg
Methyl Mercury – All Foods 0.25mg/Kg
Cadmium - ?
 5.
Contamination Contamina
nt, Toxins &
Residues
 3.
Prohibition
&

Prohibition and Restrictions on sales

Restriction
on sale
 3.
Prohibition
&

Prohibition and Restrictions on sales

Restriction
on sale

2.1.1 No person shall either by himself or by any servant or agent sell—

(1)cream which has not been prepared exclusively from milk or which
contains less than 25 per cent. of milk fat;
(2) milk which contains any added water;
(3) ghee which contains any added matter not derived from milk fat;
(4) skimmed milk (fat abstracted) as milk;
(5) a mixture of two or more edible oils as an edible oil;
(6) Vanaspati to which ghee or any other substance has been added;
(7) turmeric containing any foreign substance;
(8) mixture of coffee and any other substance except chicory;
(9) dahi or curd not prepared from boiled, pasteurized or sterilized milk;
(10)milk or a milk product containing a substance not found in milk,
except as provided in the regulations.
 Approval of Non Specified Food & 10.
Approval of
NSF

Food Ingredients...
NSF

“Non Specified Food?” ? means any food other than

proprietary food or food ingredients, including
additives, processing aids and enzymes for which
standards have not been specified in any regulation
made under theAct
oNovel food or novel food Ingredients or processed
with the use of novel technology
o New additives
o New processing aids including enzymes
 11.Organic

Organic Food... Food

OF
4. Applicability of the systems.— (1) The organic food offered or promoted for sale
shall also comply with all the applicable provisions of one of the following
systems, namely:—
(i) National Program for Organic Production (NPOP);
(ii) Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India).
(iii)Any other system or standards as may be notified by the Food Authority from
time to time
The organic food shall also comply with relevant provisions, as
applicable under the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants,
Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011 except for residues of
insecticides for which the maximum limits shall be 5% of the
maximum limits prescribed or Level of Quantification (L of Q)
whichever is higher.
 12.
Alcoholic

Alcoholic Beverages ... OF Beverage

 12.
Alcoholic

Alcoholic Beverages ... OF Beverage

These regulation came into force from the date of their publication in
Gazette, however the enforcement against these standards will starts from
1st April 2019
“alcoholic beverage” means a beverage or a liquor or a brew containing more
than 0.5 per cent. ABV – Alcohol By Volume. The ethanol used in the
production of alcoholic beverage shall be of agricultural origin;
 12.
Alcoholic

Alcoholic Beverages ... OF Beverage

Distilled Alcoholic Beverages

1. Brandy: Brandy is an alcoholic beverage made by distillation of wine.

2.Country liquors: Country liquors or spirits are alcoholic beverages obtained from
distillation of fermented carbohydrates of agricultural origin
3. Fenny or Feni: Fenny or Feni is a distilled liquor made from the fermented juice of
cashew apple or coconuttoddy
4.Gin: Gin is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from neutral spirit of agricultural
origin flavoured with juniper berries and or other flavoring agents
5. Rum: Rum is an alcoholic distillate obtained from fermented juice of sugarcane,
sugarcane molasses, or any other sugarcane product, and shall not contain any
colouring matter other than caramel.
6.Vodka: Vodka is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from the neutral spirit
obtained from fermented mash of rye, potato, cassava, grains or any other
carbohydrates of agricultural origin.
7.Liqueur or Cordial or Apertifs: Liqueur or cordial or aperitif isan alcoholic
beverage made from distilled spirit of agricultural origin that is flavoured with fruit,
cream, herbs,
spices, essential oils, and products of botanical origin
Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for
7. Health
Special Dietary Uses, Foods for Special Medical Supplement

Purpose, Functional Foods, and Novel Food

 Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for 7. Health
Special Dietary Uses, Foods for Special Medical Purpose, Supplement

Functional Foods, and Novel Food

“ Food for Special Medical Purpose” FSMP means food intended for -
(i) particular dietary use specially processed or formulated;
(ii)the dietary management of persons and used only under medical
advice;
(iii)the exclusive or partial feeding of persons with a limited, impaired
or disturbed capacity to take, digest, absorb, metabolize or excrete
ordinary foodstuffs or certain nutrients contained therein or
metabolites; or
(iv)other medically determined nutrient requirements, whose dietary
management cannot be achieved only by modification of the normal
diet, by food for specific nutritional use, or a combination of them;

section 22 of the Act;

 4.
Packaging & Labeling... Packaging
& Labeling
 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS (PACKAGING 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS, 2011
CHAPTER 1
1.2: Definitions
“Best before” means the date which signifies the end of the period under any
stated storage conditions during which the food shall remain fully marketable and
shall retain any specific qualities
“Infant” means a child not more than twelve months of age
“Non- Vegetarian Food” means an article of food which contains whole or part of
any animal including birds, fresh water or marine animals or eggs or products of any
animal origin
“Vegetarian Food” means any article of Food other than Non- Vegetarian Food
“Principal Display Panel” means that part of the container/package which is
intended or likely to be displayed
“Use – by date” or “Recommended last consumption date” or “Expiry date”
means the date which signifies the end of the estimated period under any stated
storage conditions, after which the food probably will not have the quality and
safety attributes normally expected by the consumers
 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGING AND LABELLING
CHAPTER-2
2.1: Packaging
 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGING AND LABELLING
CHAPTER-2
2.1: Packaging
 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGING AND LABELLING
CHAPTER-2
2.1: Packaging
 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGING AND LABELLING
CHAPTER-2
2.1: Packaging

4.5 6 3 1.5 Not more than 0.5

Percentage of Milk Fat

All Packaging material have different ISI Standards Specifications.

 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGING AND LABELLING
CHAPTER-2
2.1: Packaging
 4.
Packaging
PACKAGING AND LABELLING & Labeling

CHAPTER-2
2.2: Labeling
The particulars of declaration required under these Regulations to be specified on the
label shall be in English or Hindi in Devnagri script:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the use of any other language in
addition to the language required under this regulation

The Name of Food

List of Ingredients in descending order of their composition 1
by weight or volume
Ingredients falling in the respective classes, the following class titles may be
used, namely:
All spices and condiments and their extracts Spices and condiments
All milk and milk products derived solely from milk Milk solids 2
The product of two or more ingredients, such a compound ingredients shall be declared in
the list of ingredients, and shall be accompanied by a list, (), of its ingredients in descending
order of weight or volume, as the case may be: Provided that where a compound ingredient,
constitutes less than five percent of the food, the list of ingredients of the compound
ingredient, other than food additive, need not to be declared;
 4.
Packaging & Labeling Packaging
& Labeling

2
3

4
 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGING AND LABELLING
CHAPTER-2
2.2: Labeling
Dehydrated or condensed food, which are intended to be reconstituted by
addition of water, the ingredients in such reconstituted food shall be declared in
descending order of weight or volume as the case may be, and shall contain a
statement such as “Ingredients of the product when prepared in accordance
with the directions on the label”
Every package of food sold as a mixture or combination shall disclose the
percentage of the ingredient used at the time of the manufacture of the food
(including compound ingredients or categories of ingredients).
3
ingredient–
(i ) is emphasized as present on the label through words or pictures or graphics; or
(ii ) is not within the name of the food but, is essential to characterize the food and
is expected to be present in the food by consumers, and if the omission of the
quantitative ingredient declaration will mislead or deceive the consumer.
Provided that where the ingredient has been used as flavouring agent, the
disclosure of such ingredient is not required:
 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGINGAND LABELLING
3. Nutritional information
(i) the nutritional information may not be necessary, in case of
foods such as raw agricultural commodities, like, wheat, rice,
cereals, spices, spice mixes, herbs, condiments, table salt,
sugar, jaggery, or non –nutritive products, like, soluble tea,
coffee, soluble coffee, coffee-chicory mixture, packaged
drinking water, packaged mineral water, alcoholic beverages
or fruit and vegetables, processed and pre- packaged assorted
vegetables, fruits, vegetables and products that comprise of
single ingredient, pickles, papad, or foods served for
immediate consumption such as served in hospitals, hotels or
by food services vendors or halwais, or food shipped in bulk
which is not for sale in that form to consumers.
 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGINGAND LABELLING
3. Nutritional information

Provided that where a claim is made

regarding the amount or type of fatty acids or the amount
of cholesterol, the amount of saturated fatty acids,
monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty
acids in gram (g) and cholesterol in milligram (mg) shall be
declared, and the amount of trans fatty acid in gram (g)
shall be declared in addition to the other requirement
stipulated above
 4.
3. Packaging

3. Nutritional information
Nutritional & Labeling

Information
 4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGINGAND LABELLING

(i) “Health claims” means any representation that states, suggests

or implies that a relationship exists between a food or a constituent
of that food and health
(ii) “Nutrition claim” means any representation which states,
suggests or implies that a food has particular nutritional properties
which are not limited to the energy value but include protein, fat
carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals
(iii) “Risk reduction” in the context of health claims means
significantly altering a major risk factor for a disease or health-
related condition
 POLL QUESTIONS

Q1 The minimum quantity of milk that could be sent for analysis should be
:

(A) 100ML
(B) 1000 ML
(C) 300ML
(D) 500ML
Q2 Which of the following is prohibited to sale:
(A) A mixture of two or more edible oil as an edible oil
(B) A Mixture of coffee and Tea
(C) A mixture of coffee and Chicory
(D) All of above
Q3 What should be the maximum limit for residues of insecticides in
organic food as prescribed by guidelines:
(A) 10 percent
(B) 1 percent
(C) 5 percent
(D) 12 percent
Q4 Alcoholic beverage” means a beverage or a liquor or a brew containing more
than ----- per cent. ABV – Alcohol By Volume:

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 0.01
(D) 0.5

Q5 Infant means a child upto---- months of age:

(A) 6 months
(B) 24 months
(C) 12 months
(D) 3 months