FSSAI makes use of its test methods obligatory for fortified rice, rice kernel

The food authority has mandated that FSSAI-approved test methods must be used for testing fortificants—iron, Vitamin B9, and Vitamin B12—in Fortified Rice, Fortified Rice Kernel, and Vitamin-Mineral Premix for Fortified Rice Kernel. According to the new order, all FSSAI-approved food testing laboratories must use only these FSSAI methods, as detailed in the orders dated September 8, 2022, November 7, 2023, and November 9, 2023.

Laboratories with SOP test methods based on FSSAI guidelines must include these approved methods in their scope within four months of receiving the order. Failure to comply will result in the laboratory being removed from the approved list for testing these fortificants.