Testing

Calibration

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Testing to be External/ Frequency

done
Internal
Water Testing External
Yearly
(Raw)

Reference

Specific Requirement of
Lab
FSSAI (IS- Chemical, Microbiological, Heavy Metals, NABL/FSSA approved
10500:2012)
Pesticides
Lab along with there
Certificate
FSSAI (IS- Chemical, Microbiological, Heavy Metals, NABL/FSSA approved
10500:2012)
Pesticides
Lab along with there
Certificate
pH, TDS, Total Hardness as CaCO3, TPC
etc. as per internal Lab capability
FSSAI
As per raw material characteristics (From NABL/FSSA approved
vendor) Report must Cover these
Lab along with their
Parameter (Chemical, Physical,
Certificate
Microbiological, NOTS, Pesticide, Heavy
Metals, Aflatoxin)

Water Testing
(Finished)

External

Yearly

Internal

Water testing
Inhouse
Raw Material

External

Internal
Defined
Yearly

Raw Material

Internal

Each
Consignment

Internal

Packing
Material

External

Yearly

FSSAI

Packing
Material

Internal

Each
Consignme
nt

Internal

Parameter

As per raw material characteristics(Internal

Lab) Minimum- Moisture, Oil content,
acidity, Ash, AIA ,Foreign Matter etc.
Migration Test, Ink used for Printing must NABL/FSSA approved
be Food Grade, or Thickness must be
Lab along with there
minimum 50 Micron
Certificate
Dimension, Printing Check, Drop
test, Busting Strength, GSM,
Moisture Content, Sealiablity same
thing can be by passed if no Lab
ask vendor Lab Certificate (COA)

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Testing to External/
be done Internal

Frequency

Reference

Parameter

Each Batch/Lot

Internal Test
Plan

As Per Finished Process Parameter defined

Product Characteristics

In Process
Testing

Finished
Goods

External

Half Yearly

FSSAI

10

Finished
Goods

Internal

For each Batch/Lot

Internal

Chemical, Microbiological

11

Shelf Life

External

One Time

FSSAI

Shelf life of the Product

12

Internal/
Ante- External
Mortem As per Daily Pre & Post
& Postthe
slaughtering
Mortem approval
(case)

FSSAI

Biological

Internal

Specific
Requirement of
Lab

NABL/FSSA
As per finished product (Chemical, Physical,
approved Lab
Microbiological, NOTS, Pesticide, Heavy
along with their
Metals, Aflatoxin)
Certificate

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Calibration

Internal

External

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Pressure Gauge

As per defined

Annually

NA

Thermometer, DTC,
DTI (Glass, Alcohol,
Metal and IR)

As per defined

Annually

Legal

Magnet Gauss
Strength

As per defined

Annually (If not

done internally)

NA

Gauss meter

NA

Annually

NA

Weighing Balance

As per defined

Annually

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Glass equipment

One Time Before use -

NA

Stop Watch

As per defined

Annually

NA

Spectrophotometer

Annually

NA

pH Meter

NA

NA

As per defined

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Equipment

Internal

11

TDS Meter

As defined Frequency NA

NA

12

Salt meter

As defined Frequency NA

NA

13

Vitrometer

As defined Frequency NA

NA

14

Brix Meter

As defined Frequency NA

NA

15

External

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