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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India amends notification S.O. 97(E) dated 10th January, 2017, to notify two new laboratories as referral food laboratories across India.

Detailed Summary

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), exercising powers under sub-section (2) of section 43 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), issued a notification on 29th August, 2025, to amend its previous notification S.O. 97(E) dated 10th January, 2017. This amendment inserts two new entries into the TABLE after serial number 22, thereby notifying them as referral food laboratories across India, operating as per their valid scope of accreditation. The newly added laboratories are: Analytical Testing Laboratory, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Medchal Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Telangana (Registration no. 25/R/FSSAI/2025), and Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Sector 9, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (Registration no. 26/R/FSSAI/2025). The principal notification S.O. 97(E) was published on 12th January, 2017, and was last amended vide notification F. No. QA-12013/7/2021-QA-FSSAI dated 29th May, 2025. The notification was signed by G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, Chief Executive Officer.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-29082025-265787 EXTRAORDINARY PART III-Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 587] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025/BHADRA 7, 1947 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th August, 2025 F. No. QA-12013/7/2021-QA-FSSAI.β€”In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 43 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes the following amendment in the notification number S.O. 97(E) dated the 10th January, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) on 12th January, 2017, and hereby notifies the following laboratories to carryout functions of referral food laboratory all over India and as per valid scope of accreditation, namely:- 1. In the TABLE, after serial number 22, the following entries shall be inserted in the respective columns, namely: - +--------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | Sr. No.| Name and Address of the Referral Food Laboratory | Registration no. | +--------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +--------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | "23 | Analytical Testing Laboratory, National Institute of | 25/R/FSSAI/2025 | | | Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, | | | | Medchal Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Telangana | | +--------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | 24 | Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotic| 26/R/FSSAI/2025 " | | | Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, National Forensic | | | | Sciences University (NFSU), Sector 9, Gandhinagar, Gujarat| | +--------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./320/2025-26] Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii), vide S.O. number 97 (E), dated the 10th January, 2017 and last amended vide notification number F. No. QA-12013/7/2021-QA-FSSAI dated 29th May, 2025. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.08.29 15:04:19 +05'30'

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