Microbiology
Pathogens and shelf life
Total plate count, yeast and mould, coliforms, E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, Staphylococcus aureus, and designed shelf-life studies.
Manufacturers · restaurants · cloud kitchens
Parameters and limits →Food testing laboratory in Kolkata
Microbiological safety, shelf-life studies, FSSAI nutritional labelling panels, adulteration checks in oil, milk and spices, heavy metals and pesticide residues — for manufacturers, restaurants, caterers and exporters across West Bengal.
Send sealed retail units where possible · Chilled and frozen samples must arrive at temperature
FSSAI labelling
Nutritional label analysis
Energy, protein, fat, saturated and trans fat, carbohydrate, total sugars and sodium for the declaration panel on your pack.
Packaged food brands · private label
Parameters and limits →Adulteration
Edible oils and fats
Free fatty acid, peroxide value, iodine value, moisture and argemone or mineral oil adulteration checks.
Oil packers · sweet shops · caterers
Parameters and limits →Adulteration
Milk and dairy
Fat, SNF, added water, urea, detergent, starch and maltodextrin, plus microbiological quality on milk and paneer.
Dairies · sweet manufacturers · retailers
Parameters and limits →FSSR
Spices and masala
Moisture, total and acid-insoluble ash, extraneous matter, added colour and starch, and microbiological load.
Spice packers · exporters
Parameters and limits →Contaminants
Heavy metals and pesticide residues
Lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury; pesticide residue screening for produce, spices and export consignments.
Exporters · produce traders · brands
Parameters and limits →Which food test do I actually need?
Short answer: match the test to the decision it supports — a licence file, a label, a buyer contract or an investigation into something that went wrong.
| If you are… | Ask for | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| A manufacturer building an FSSAI compliance file | Finished product microbiology plus declared parameters | FSSR |
| A brand finalising pack artwork | Full nutritional label panel on the finished product | FSSAI labelling |
| A brand wanting to print a best-before date | Designed shelf-life study with agreed pull points | Real-time study |
| A sweet shop checking incoming oil | FFA, peroxide value, argemone and mineral oil | FSSR |
| A dairy in a procurement dispute | Fat, SNF, freezing point, urea, detergent | FSSR |
| An exporter whose buyer wants a COA | Exactly the parameters in the buyer contract | Buyer specification |
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