On 31st July 2023, FSSAI published an order to inform that, if a sample has been tested in any of the primary notified laboratories (mention below), irrespective of their geographical location, the appeal /referral sample shall not be sent to the National Food Laboratory operating under the Public -Private- Partnerships (PPP) mode with the same primary notified laboratory where the primary sample was tested.
National Food Laboratories of FSSAI are in a Public-private partnership (PPP) with three private laboratories as follows:
| National Food Laboratory (B) | Private Partnership (C) |
| National Food Laboratory, Ghaziabad | M/s Arbro Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (M/s APPL) |
| National Food Laboratory, JNPT, Mumbai | M/s Vimta Labs Limited |
| National Food Laboratory, CPT, Chennai | M/s National Commodity Management Services Limited (Formerly National Collateral Management Services Limited), |
Please find the notification here
