Food & Feed, NABL-accredited lab
Infant Food & Fortified Food
7 to 10 working days
Standard turnaround from sample receipt
NABL TC-5843
Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017
HPLC and ICP-MS
Primary technique on this service
14,000 sq. ft.
Integrated laboratory in Jaipur
This service checks two things. For infant food, that every nutrient sits within the narrow range the regulation sets, and that the product is free of the pathogens and contaminants an infant cannot tolerate. For fortified food, that the added vitamins and minerals are present at the declared level, so the +F claim on the pack holds.
Launching or reformulating an infant formula, infant cereal or follow-up food
Verifying fortificant levels in rice, flour, salt, oil or milk before dispatch
Supplying fortified staples to a public distribution or nutrition scheme
Checking a premix or fortified rice kernel lot on receipt
What we test on this service
Panels are built from the list below. Tell us the market and the specification and we select the parameters it calls for rather than selling you the whole sheet.
Proximate composition and energy value
Vitamin profile: A, D, E, K, B-complex and C
Minerals and trace elements: iron, zinc, calcium, iodine and others
Fortificant level verification for rice, wheat flour, salt, edible oil and milk
Protein quality and amino acid profile
Fatty acid profile, including DHA and ARA
Microbiological hygiene and pathogen testing
Contaminants: heavy metals, mycotoxins, pesticide residues and melamine
Label claim verification against declared nutrient values
Method
How the analysis runs
Instrumentation and controls
Every batch runs with the controls its method requires, on calibrated equipment, and a second analyst reviews the data before the report is released.
Standards and methods
Results are reported against the method below, or against your buyer's specification where you send one with the sample.
Ask for the full NABL scope document if you need to confirm accredited coverage before sending the sample.
Not sure which parameters your buyer wants?
Send us the specification. We will tell you what to test and what it costs, at no charge.
The approvals this work is issued under
Reports carry our NABL TC-5843 scope and are accepted by FSSAI as a recognised laboratory. Results are stated against the limits in the FSSAI infant nutrition and fortification regulations, or against your specification.
Before you send it
Three sealed retail packs of infant food, or 500 g of a fortified staple drawn from across the lot. Send premix and fortified rice kernels in their original sealed bags, with the batch number and the declared composition.
7 to 10 working days for a full nutrient and safety panel.
Infant formula and baby food manufacturers
Rice millers and fortified rice kernel makers
Flour, salt, oil and dairy processors
Premix suppliers and scheme contractors
Send a sample
Fill in the Test Request Form, pack the sample as described above and courier it to the Jaipur laboratory. Call us first if the sample is perishable.
Get the TRFRelated queries
Questions we get asked
Which regulation applies to my infant product?
Infant formula, infant cereals and follow-up foods fall under the FSSAI Foods for Infant Nutrition Regulations, 2020. Tell us the product category and age group and we will select the panel the regulation sets for it.
Can you check whether my fortified rice meets the standard?
Yes. We measure iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 against the levels FSSAI sets for fortified rice, and can test the fortified rice kernels separately.
Why do vitamin results vary between batches?
Vitamins break down with heat, light and time, so the result depends on when the sample was drawn and how it was stored. Send samples sealed and away from light, and test again near the end of shelf life if the claim matters.
Do you need the declared composition?
Yes. Send the label or the specification so we can report each nutrient as measured against declared, and flag anything outside the permitted range.
Can one report cover several batches?
No. Each batch is a separate sample and a separate report, because that is what an inspector or a buyer will ask to see.
Request a quote
Tell us what you need tested
Send the product, the market it ships to and the standard you are being held to. Our technical team replies with the parameter list, the sample quantity we need and a firm turnaround. Quotes usually go out the same working day.
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