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The Food & Agriculture Organization(FAO) and ILSI(India) are actively engaged in Harmonization of Food Regulation in the SAARC Region. In a series of consultations with...
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Summary sheet of performance of the Food Quality Control Laboratories - 2018 2nd quarter
Type of Sample |
Number of samples | |||||
| Government Analyst Dept. | National Institute of Health Science Chemistry laboratory | City Analyst Colombo | Food laboratory North Western Province | Food laboratory Anuradhapura | City Analyst Kandy | |
| Cereals and flour | 247 | 127 | Formal samples 113 | 75 | ||
| Pulses | 97 | 63 | 56 | |||
| Fish, meat and poultry pro | 39 | 31 | 38 | |||
| Bread and bakery products | 96 | 26 | 10 | |||
| Sugar confectionaries | 77 | - | 66 | |||
| Flour confectionaries | 35 | - | 71 | |||
| Fruit based products | 120 | 64 | 96 | |||
| Edible oil and fat | 139 | 60 | Informal samples 09 | 74 | ||
| Milk and milk products | 21 | 16 | 21 | |||
| Spices and condiment | 542 | 307 | 245 | |||
| Vinegar | 20 | - | 07 | |||
| Iodized salt | 274 | 274 | 155 | |||
| Sugar and sugar Products | 32 | 48 | 13 | |||
| Beverages | 44 | 31 | 51 | |||
| Potable Water | 256 | 53 | 835 | |||
| Vegetable Base Products | - | - | 00 | |||
| Process Food Items | - | - | ||||
| Rice and Curry | - | - | ||||
| Ready to Eat Food | - | - | ||||
| Any Other | 232 | 121+472 | 01 | |||
| Egg and Egg Products | - | |||||
| Total | 2365 | 1693 | 122 | 1814 | ||
What the Food Labs Do ?
Food-borne diseases remain a challenging problem globally, causing many diseases and significant economic losses. Contaminants in food can cause acute or chronic diseases. Those contaminants can be,
- Physical (Adulterants, Additives etc.)
- Chemical (Heavy metals, Toxins etc.)
- Microbiological (Bacteria, Virus etc.)
Food testing laboratories are designed to test all these contaminants.
Foods that are imported, exported and those available in the market are tested for various parameters. Therefore these laboratories help the Food control administration unit of the Ministry of Health to ensure that the food available in the country are safe to consume. Laboratories can be divided into 2 groups.
- Authorized laboratories under the food Act. (These laboratories test formal samples)
- Non-authorized laboratories (These laboratories test informal samples Eg. Imported foods)
Minimum Sample weight required for analysis
Approved Laboratories Under the Food Act