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Mfrs told to upload half yearly lab test reports on FoSCoS
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Friday, 10 February, 2023, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The Indian food authority has asked manufacturers including re-packers & re-labellers to upload or link mandatory six monthly lab testing reports on FoSCoS within a month from the closing date of the respective half yearly period.
The FBOs need to submit the half yearly reports of lab analysis two times, for April to September and October to March.
"The FBOs shall ensure that uploading/linking of the six monthly lab test report is done on FoSCoS (Food Safety Compliance System)
within one month from the closing date of respective half yearly period i.e., by 31 October for the period of April to September and by 30 April for the period of October to March," reads the order issued by the FSSAI.
According to the FSSAI, to bring in transparency and ease out the filing of annual returns by the food businesses at the end of every fiscal year, the food authority has mandated that all manufacturers including re-packers & re-labellers, either upload six monthly lab testing report as per the condition of licence (from April to September and October to March) through FoSCoS or link the report from INFoLNET (Indian Food Laboratory Network) based on the analysis of a notified lab.
Meanwhile, the last date for uploading the test reports for the period April to September 2022 is
March 31, 2023.
An order regarding uploading of six monthly lab reports was issued in July 2020, but due to Covid pandemic, the matter got postponed and now FSSAI has decided to make the order operationalise from the next fiscal wherein it would be mandatory for the FBOs (Food Business Operators) to submit the half yearly lab analysis report within a month of closing of the half yearly period.
It is pertinent to note that under the conditions of licence, it is mandatory for the FBOs to ensure testing of relevant chemical and/or microbiological contaminants in food products in accordance with the regulations as frequently as required on the basis of historical data and risk assessment, to ensure production and delivery of safe food, through own or NABL accredited/FSSAI notified labs at least once in six months.
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