Through a notification dated 5 July 2019, the FSSAI has issued directions regarding operationalisation of the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and sample Analysis) Amendment Regulations, 2019 which is related to approval of Rapid Analytical Food Testing Kit, Equipment or Method.
The FSSAI has mentioned that the above-mentioned draft regulations are in the process of being notified and the process of draft notification, consideration of comments, if any may be received thereon, while the finalisation of these regulations is likely to take some time. Keeping in mind the need of laying down the procedure for validating test methods, kits or portable 9 or hand held) equipment design to perform (Rapid Analytical Food Testing (RAFT) vis-à-vis corresponding (approved) conventional method, notifying and adopting the RAFT and to issue such guidelines for the same, therefore the FSSAI has operationalised these regulations with immediate effect.
Accordingly, these regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and sample Analysis) Amendment Regulations, 2019. Therefore, the following regulations have been included n the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and sample Analysis) Regulations 2011
2.4 Approval of the of Rapid Analytical FoodTesting Kit, Equipment or Method
- The Food Authority may approve the of Rapid Analytical Food Testing Kit, Equipment or Method for the purpose of testing food
- The procedure for the approval of the of Rapid Analytical FoodTesting Kit, Equipment or Method shall be as per guidelines that may be framed by the Food Authority from time to time.
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