The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on October 31, 2023, issued an order in supersession of the Rapid Analytical Food Testing (RAFT) Order No. 11014/09/2020-QA dated March 31, 2021.
The following has been stated:
• It has granted approval to the Rapid Analytical Food Testing (RAFT) kits/equipment/methods for use in both screening and surveillance purposes. A Certificate of Conformance is subsequently issued to the applicant which is valid for 3 years from the date of issue.
• It has been decided that the applicants may use the “RAFT Logo” (Annexure I) along with “certificate number”, “validity period” and “barcode of the certificate” on the approved RAFT kits/equipment/methods:
• It is stated that the applicants should ensure that the Certificate number and validity must be as mentioned on the certificate.
• Further, the applicants shall submit a self-declaration form (Annexure II) to FSSAI within 2 days of initiating the process to print aforesaid information on the rapid kit/equipment.
[Notification No 11014/01/2022-QA]
