On 13th January 2023, FSSAI issued an order regarding the mandatory upload of six-monthly lab testing reports on FoSCoS. As per the order, the Food Authority has mandated that all Manufacturers (including Repacker and Relabeller) shall, through FoSCoS, either upload six monthly lab testing reports of food products or link such lab reports from the InFoLNet, wherever the samples are analyzed by FSSAI notified labs.

The last date for uploading/ linking the six-monthly lab report for the period April 2022 to September 2022 is 31st March 2023. Thereafter, the FBOs must upload the reports within one month from the closing date of respective half-yearly periods, ie, by 31st October for the period of April to September and 30th April for the period of October to March.

Find the order here.