As an ISO 17025 / NABL accredited laboratory, we test various parameters under Chemical and Biological disciplines in Raw food and food products. GLCS performs sampling & testing services across Chemical & Biological disciplines for the following food products as per BIS / FSSAI guidelines.
GLCS also determines various adulterants various food products and guides food manufacturers to detect adulteration at early stages. GLCS performs microbiological analysis for food and agricultural products to determineColiform, Faecal Coliform, Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mould, Salmonella spp., Bacillus spp., etc.
GLCS also delivers testing and consultation services on labelling requirements to determine the Nutritional Information or nutritional facts per 100 gm or 100ml or per serving of the product of a food product as per FSSAIguidelines. We test the following parameters to determine the Nutrition Value of a food product.
It is mandatory for a Food Business Operator (FBO)– Food Manufacturers & Packers to declare expiry date / shelf life of a packed food product i.e. “Best before” or “Use by” date as per FSSAI - Food Safety and Standards ( Labelling& Display) Regulations, 2018.
“Best before” means the date which signifies the end of the period under any stated storage conditions during which the food shall remain fully marketable and shall retain any specific qualities for which tacit or express claims have been made and beyond that date, the food may still be perfectly safe to consume, though its quality may have diminished.
A “Best before” date is applicable to food where deterioration affects the consumer acceptance without impacting health and safety. The physico-chemical & microbiological changes in food which will affect consumer acceptance are as follows.
Shelf life analysis is carried out for packed food in both accelerated and real time basis. GLCS guides the Food Business Operators (FBOs) in determining the shelf life of their food products and its effective usage for Nutrition Labelling as per FSAAI guidelines. We also guide clients to meet nutrition label requirements as per EFSA / USFDA guidelines.
A packing material which comes in direct contact with food or likely to come in contact with food used for packaging, preparation, storing, wrapping, transportation and sale or service of food shall be of food grade quality.
Packaging materials shall be suitable for the type of product, the conditions provided for storage and the equipment for filling, sealing and packaging of food as well as transportation conditions.
Packaging materials shall be able to withstand mechanical, chemical or thermal stresses encountered during normal storage & transportation.
GLCS tests Overall Migration & Specific Migration of food packages as per FSSAI - Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 and EFSA& USFDA guidelines.
