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FSSAI updates 14-20 September 2026: sample report timelines
FSSAI set laboratory report deadlines from 1 April 2027, required 14-working-day appeal reports, and changed licensing officers and food analysts.
The week in brief
What changed
The Laboratory and Sample Analysis Amendment Regulations, 2026, effective 1 April 2027, cover analysis timelines, methods of analysis and testing report formats. Food analysts and referral laboratories must report regulatory samples within 14 days, and import analysis within five days of receipt, or give written reasons if they miss a deadline.
FSSAI told notified referral laboratories to report appeal-sample results to the designated officer or central licensing authority within 14 working days of receipt. States and Union Territories must base recall evaluations on those results.