**Executive Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on September 15, 2025, announces amendments to a previous notification regarding the list of Food Analysts and Laboratories. It omits certain serial numbers from the existing list and adds new entries to the list of approved Food Analyst Laboratories. The amendments are effective as of the date of the notification.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Amendments to Previous Notification:** This notification amends notification number F. No. 12015052021QA, published on July 2, 2021, and last amended on January 29, 2025.
* **Omissions:** The following serial numbers are omitted from the table in the original notification: 2, 5, 20, 26, 36, 75, 76, 92, 94, 99, 128, 138, 151, 154, 161, 164, 167, 170, 177, 180, 181, 190, 195, 203, 204, 207, 208, 221 and 224.
* **Additions:** The following new entries are added after serial number 236, listing the Name of the Food Analyst Laboratory and the analyst's name:
* 237: Mr. Venkata Vidya Sagar Pasupuleti, Auriga Research Limited, Bengaluru
* 238: Ms. Paridhi, Avon Food Lab Private Limited, Delhi
* 239: Ms. Kirti Vivek Palekar, Biozed Engineering Private Limited, Thane
* 240: Ms. Shweta Mahna, Biozed Engineering Private Limited, Thane
* 241: Mr. Sudip Roy, Bureau Veritas India Pvt. Ltd., Navi Mumbai
* 242: Mr. Deepak Ashok Temak, Cali Labs Private Limited, Bhopal
* 243: Mr. Vairavel V, Chennai Mettex Lab Private Limited, Chennai
* 244: Mr. Srirenganathan. S, Chennai Mettex Lab Private Limited, Chennai
* 245: Mr. Bhaskar Ashish, Cultivator Phyto Lab Private Limited, Jodhpur
* 246: Mr. Kumar Nitesh, Cultivator Phyto Lab Private Limited, Jodhpur
* 247: Mr. Sajid Hussain, Cultivator Phyto Lab Private Limited, Jodhpur
* 248: Mr. Siddharth Bhagawanrao Tulse, Envirocare Labs Private Limited, Mumbai
* 249: Ms. Reshmi Suresh Nair, Envirocare Labs Private Limited, Mumbai
* 250: Mr. Shaikh Juned Nasruddin, Eureka Analytical Services Private Limited, Unjha
* 251: Mr. Jagadish GK, Eureka Analytical Services Private Limited, Thane
* 252: Ms. Reena Gupta, IRCLASSS Systems and Solutions Private Limited, Jaipur
* 253: Ms. Ritu Singh, FICCI Research and Analysis Centre, New Delhi
* 254: Mr. Basudev Singh, HTH Laboratories Private Limited, Panipat
* 255: Ms. G Sonia Kumari, Intertek India Private Limited Food Services, Hyderabad
* 256: Mr. Jayashankar V, National Food Laboratory, Chennai
* 257: Mr. Anil Hanamant Ambawade, Pollucon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Surat
* 258: Mr. Raju Kumar, Shree Krishna Analytical Services, New Delhi
* 259: Mr. Ashim Dey, Pesticide Residue Laboratory, Tea Research Association, Kolkata
* 260: Mr. Tanhaji Balu Walunj, TUV India Private Limited, Pune
* 261: Ms. Soniya Sanjay Mhaske, TUV India Private Limited, Pune
* 262: Mr. Syed Mahammad Rasool, Vimta Labs Limited, Bangalore
* 263: Ms. Kausalya Murugakani, Vsix Analytical Labs Private Limited, Bengaluru
* 264: Ms. Amruta Mohan Pawar, Audentes Labs Analytics Pvt. Ltd., Thane
* 265: Ms. Bindu Sudhirkumar Maurya, Audentes Labs Analytics Pvt. Ltd., Thane
* 266: Mr. Lalit Kumar Thakur, Avon Food Lab Private Limited, Delhi
* 267: Ms. Shivangi Shirish Sarang, Bee Pharma Labs Pvt. Ltd., Thane
* 268: Ms. Magima Dhayanithy, Monarch Biotech Pvt Ltd, Chennai
* 269: Ms. Charushila Ramesh Pawar, Jubilant Pharma and Chemical Lab OPC Pvt. Ltd., Navi Mumbai
* 270: Mr. Kamlesh Maurya, Eurofins Analytical Services India Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram
* 271: Mr. Anandu Ravi, Interfield Laboratories, Kochi
* 272: Ms. Anjana Kaladharan, Interfield Laboratories, Kochi
* 273: Ms. Anitha Ramnath Pardesi, ProComm Laboratory, Thane
* 274: Ms. Chetana Gulabrao Pawar, ProComm Laboratory, Thane
* 275: Ms. Archana Gautam, National Commodities Management Services Limited CommGrade Testing Services Regional Laboratory, North
* 276: Ms. Kavitha Chethan, Bangalore Analytical Research Centre Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
* 277: Mr. Subhabrata De, Export Inspection Agency, Chennai
* 278: Mr. Mudasir Yaqoob, Export Inspection Agency, Chennai
* 279: Mr. Amitbhai Nagjibhai Kakdiya, NDDB CALF LTD., Anand
* 280: Ms. Mansi Rastogi, Shree Krishna Analytical Services, New Delhi
* 281: Mr. Gokul Pandharinath Shinde, Jubilant Pharma and Chemical Lab OPC Pvt. Ltd., Navi Mumbai
* 282: Ms. N Siri Chandana, National Food Laboratory, Kolkata
* 283: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Central Revenues Control Laboratory, New Delhi
* 284: Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Central Revenues Control Laboratory, New Delhi
* 285: Mr. Ashok Kumar Gargash, Environmental Laboratory Unit of Mineral Engineering Services, Bangalore
* 286: Mr Vishnu Das, FQLab and Research Centre Private Limited, Cochin
* 287: Mr. Md Basirul Islam, National Test House NER, Guwahati
* 288: Mr. Karunakara A. c, Robust Materials Technology Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
* 289: Mr. Ravindrakumar Rajendraprasad Gupta, SGS India Private Limited, Ahmedabad
* 290: Ms. Jayasudha Parthasarathi, SMS Labs Services Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
* 291: Ms. Megha Puri, Arbro Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, Delhi
* 292: Mr. Pankaj Ganseh Kotgirkar, Equinox Labs Pvt. Ltd. Navi Mumbai
* 293: Mr. T Rooso, Monarch Biotech Pvt Ltd, Chennai
**Impact Analysis:**
**Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):**
* **Impact:** The FSSAI is responsible for enforcing the updated list of approved Food Analyst Laboratories.
* **Action Required:** Update official records and disseminate the revised list to relevant stakeholders.
**Food Analysts and Laboratories:**
* **Impact:** Those analysts and laboratories newly added to the list are now recognized and authorized to conduct food analysis. Those omitted are no longer authorized.
* **Action Required:** Newly added analysts and laboratories should ensure they adhere to all relevant standards and regulations. Analysts and laboratories that have been removed from the list must cease performing analysis under this authorization.
**Food Businesses/Operators:**
* **Impact:** Food businesses must use only the approved laboratories and analysts for their food testing requirements to comply with food safety regulations.
* **Action Required:** Review the updated list and ensure that all food testing is conducted by currently approved laboratories and analysts.
**Consumers:**
* **Impact:** Indirectly impacted through the assurance of food safety and quality control measures being performed by authorized and recognized laboratories.
* **Action Required:** No direct action required.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority that makes amendments to notifications related to food safety and standards.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The Act under which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India exercises its powers.
Gazette of India: Official government publication in which the notification and amendments are published.
New Delhi: The city where the notification was issued.
Bengaluru, Karnataka: Location of Auriga Research Limited and Bangalore Analytical Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.
Thane, Maharashtra: Location of Biozed Engineering Private Limited, Envirocare Labs Private Limited, Audentes Labs Analytics Pvt. Ltd, ProComm Laboratory and Bee Pharma Labs Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Location of Chennai Mettex Lab Private Limited, National Food Laboratory, Export Inspection Agency and Monarch Biotech Pvt Ltd
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra: Location of Bureau Veritas India Pvt. Ltd, Jubilant Pharma and Chemical Lab OPC Pvt. Ltd and Equinox Labs Pvt. Ltd.