Most importers and large buyers require suppliers to carry out certain quality tests on the foodstuff, some tests are listed below.
Raw Seafoods
Microbiological Tests: E.coli, Vibrio, Salmonella
Raw Meat / Poultry
Microbiological Tests: E.coli, Salmonella, Campylobactor
Cooked Food
Microbiological Tests: Salmonella, E.Coli
Processed Fruit Juice / Other Canned Foods
Microbiological Tests: Commercial sterility
Cooked Food
Microbiological Tests: E.coli, Salmonella, Aflatoxin M1
Dal (Arhar)
As per PFA: Description, Moisture, Foreign Matter, Other Edible Grains, Damaged Grains, Weevilled Grains, Uric acid content, Aflatoxin, Total of Foreign Matter Other Edible Grains and damaged grains
Chillies (Lal Mirch Powder)
As per PFA: Description, Insect in festation, Extranesous Matter, Added Colour, Moisture, Total Ash, Ash insoluble in dilute HCl,, Non Volatile ether extract, Crude Fibre
Turmeric (Haldi) Powder
As per PFA:Added Colour, Moisture, Total Ash, Ash Insoluble in dilute HCl, Test for Lead chromate, Total starch % by mass
Chhanna or Paneer
As per PFA: Moisture, Milk fat on dry basis
Ghee
As per PFA: Colouring Matter, Butyrorefractometer reading at 40°C, Reichert Merissl Value, FFA as oleic acid, Moisture, Boudovin Test
Tea
As per PFA: Total ash (on dry basis), Ash soluble in boiling water, Ash soluble in dilute HCl, Boiling Extract, Alkalinity of soluble ash, Crude Fibre (on dry basis), Added colour
Edible Common Salt
As per PFA: Description, Moisture, NaCl, Matter soluble in water other than NaCl (on dry basis)
Iodized Salt
As per PFA: Description, Moisture, Sodium chloride NaCl, Matter insoluble in water, Matter soluble in water other than NaCl, Iodine Content
Ground Nut Oil
As per PFA: Description, Mineral Oil, Rancidity, Butyro refractometer reading at 40°C, Saponification value, Iodine value, Unsaponifiable Matter, Acid Value, Bellion test (Turbidity Termperature – Acetic Acid Method)
Rape Seed Oil
As per PFA: Description, Mineral Oil, Butyro refractometer reading, Saponification Value, Iodine Value, Unsaponifiable Matter, Acid Value, Bellier Test (Turbidity Temperature – acetic acid method), Test for argemone oil, Test for Hydrocyanic acid