Testing by industry
Eight customer types, eight different reasons to test. Each block lists the panel we most often run and the document it produces.
Restaurants, cloud kitchens and caterers
An audit is coming or an aggregator asked for hygiene documentation, and there is nothing on file.
Food microbiology →Usual panel
Drinking water, ice, food-contact surface swabs, one or two high-risk ready-to-eat items.
You end up with
A dated water report and micro report set you can show an inspector or an aggregator.
Packaged food manufacturers and FSSAI licence holders
Periodic product analysis for the licence, plus label declarations that must be substantiated.
Nutritional label testing →Usual panel
Finished product microbiology, nutritional panel for the label, contaminants relevant to the commodity.
You end up with
Product test reports for the compliance file and a nutrition panel for the pack artwork.
Packaged drinking water plants and RO units
BIS licence renewal and routine monitoring of source, treated and bottled water.
IS 14543 testing →Usual panel
Full IS 14543 panel on sealed packs; source water against IS 10500; periodic bacteriological monitoring.
You end up with
Renewal-ready reports and a monitoring trail across source and finished water.
Housing societies and apartment complexes
Resident complaints about taste, smell, colour or illness, and no evidence either way.
IS 10500 testing →Usual panel
IS 10500 panel on the underground reservoir, overhead tank and a sample of flat taps.
You end up with
A committee-ready report naming the failed parameter and the point in the system it appears.
Hospitals, schools and hotels
Duty of care to a vulnerable or captive population, and periodic inspection requirements.
Pool water testing →Usual panel
Drinking water, kitchen water, pool water where applicable, canteen food microbiology.
You end up with
A scheduled monitoring record rather than a one-off report.
Industrial units and ETP / STP operators
Discharge consent conditions and pollution board monitoring obligations.
Effluent testing →Usual panel
pH, BOD, COD, TSS, oil and grease, plus the metals relevant to your process.
You end up with
Discharge reports in the format the board expects, at the frequency your consent requires.
Exporters needing a certificate of analysis
A buyer or customs authority will not clear the consignment without a COA.
Metals and residues →Usual panel
Exactly the parameters named in the buyer contract or the destination regulation.
You end up with
A COA in the buyer’s required format, tied to a batch and date.
Households
New borewell, a change in taste, a family illness, or an RO vendor making claims you cannot check.
Coliform and E. coli test →Usual panel
Coliform, E. coli, pH, TDS, hardness, iron, and arsenic where the locality warrants it.
You end up with
A plain report you can hand to a plumber or RO vendor — and use to check their advice.