date:Mar 18, 2019
FSSAIs meta-analysis study of food testing laboratories in India found serious gaps in the ratio of labs to the FBOs (food business operators) in the country. It recommended that there was a great need to fill the gaps, while in some cases, the study calls for a need for increase in the abilities of the labs.
The study found that the major challenges have been in the domains of equipment and machinery, manpower availability, skill development, regulatory, RD (research and development), capacity