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Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules

Part V - Sealing, Fastening And Despatch Of Samples

Section 17: Manner of dispatching containers of samples

The containers of the sample shall be dispatched in the following manner, namely :-
(a) The sealed container of one part of the sample for analysis and a memorandum in Form VII shall be sent in a sealed packet to the public analyst immediately but not later than the succeeding working day by any suitable means.
(b) The sealed containers of the remaining two part of the sample and two copies of the memorandum in Form VII shall be sent in a sealed packet to the Local (Health) Authority immediately but not later than the succeeding working day by any suitable means;
(c) The Sealed container of one of the remaining two parts of the sample and a copy of the memorandum in form VII kept with the Local (Health) Authority shall, within a period of 7 days, be sent to the public analyst on requisition made by him to it by any suitable means."
Provided that in the case of a sample of food which has been taken from container bearing Agmark seal, the memorandum in Form taken from container bearing Agmark seal, the memorandum in Form VII shall contain the following additional information namely:-
(a) Grade;
(b) Agmark label No./Batch No;
(c) Name of packing station

Related Documents

Form VII -   Rule 17: Memorandum of Public Analyst