The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has published a revised list of notified laboratories for testing of fortificants in fortified rice products. This list was issued on 2nd November, 2023.
The products covered by this notice are as follows:
- Fortified Rice (FR)
- Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) and
- Vitamin-Mineral Premix for Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK)
These laboratories will be testing fortificants comprising of iron, vitamin B12 and vitamin B9.
It may be recalled that FSSAI had originally published a list of notified laboratories for testing of these fortificants in the above stated products on 13th October, 2023. Subsequently, a revised list of notified laboratories was published on 19th October, 2023. Now, by the present notification, FSSAI has once more updated its list of notified laboratories for testing of fortificants in fortified rice products.
