Food, Beverages & Cosmetics

The Indian F&B sector, which is largely and unorganized sector, contributes to ~3% of India’s GDP and is predicted to expand to 14.2% soon. F&B sector needs expert inputs chartered with seven thrust areas which include code of practices for safe food, self-compliance and quality testing.

Drugs and Cosmetic Act delineate the adulteration, substandard quality and misbranding issues of the cosmetic products available in market.

Proper testing of the F&B, Cosmetics and toiletry products ensures compliances and safety for public use.
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Beverages

Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies and soft drinks. The liquors distilled or brewed alcoholic beverages types. It is important to test and ensure that all designed qualities of the beverages are correct.

Beer
Test Parameters
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Ethyl alcohol content
  • Methanol content
  • pH
Non Alcoholic Beer
Test Parameters
  • Arsenic
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Coliforms
  • Copper
  • Ethyl alcohol content
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • pH
  • Residue on evaporation
  • Total combined yeasts and moulds count (TYMC)
  • Total plate count
Adulterants in Liquid Milk
Test Parameters
  • Added glucose
  • Added urea
  • Alkaline pHospHatase
  • Ammonium compounds
  • Ash insoluble in dilute HCl
  • Baudouin test
  • Cane sugar
  • Cellulose
  • Detection of gelatine
  • Detection of starch
  • Fat content
  • Free fatty acids
  • Hypochlorites and chloramines
  • Lactose
  • Moisture content
  • Neutralizers
  • Nitrates
  • Peroxide value
  • pH
  • Presence of anionic detergent
  • Presence of boric acid and borates
  • Presence of foreign fat
  • Presence of formalin
  • Presence of hydrogen peroxide
  • Presence of salicylic acid
  • Presence of skimmed milk powder
  • Presence of sulphates
  • Protein content
  • Protein in milk, solids not fat
  • Quaternary ammonium compounds
  • Reichert-meissel and polenske value
  • Salt content in butter
  • Sodium chloride content
  • Solubility
  • Solubility index
  • Starch
  • Sucrose content
  • Sugar
  • Titratable acidity
  • Total ash
  • Total carbohydrates
  • Total nitrogen
  • Total solids
  • Turbidity
  • Weight per unit volume
Whisky
Test Parameters
  • Aldehydes
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Ethyl alcohol content
  • Furfural content
  • Higher alcohols
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Methanol content
  • Residue on evaporation
  • Total esters as ethyl acetate
  • Volatile acids
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Cosmetics

Cosmetics are the products for oral care, skin care, sun care, hair care, body care and to enhance overall appearance.
In Cosmetics safety is the biggest concern to determine product quality and brand’s credibility and image.
It includes microbiological contamination, product stability, performance and toxicity among other specific parameters.

Bathing Soap
Test Parameters
  • Cleaning efficiency
  • Free caustic alkali
  • Freedom from grittiness
  • Lather
  • Loss in mass due to mushing
  • Synthetic surface active agent
  • Total fatty matter
Foundation Cream
Test Parameters
  • Candida albicans
  • E. coli
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Total viable count
Lip Balm
Test Parameters
  • Arsenic
  • Heavy metals
Lipstick
Test Parameters
  • Arsenic
  • Freedom from grittiness
  • Gram negative
  • Heavy metals
  • Rancidity (peroxide number)
  • Total viable count
Skin Cream
Test Parameters
  • Arsenic
  • Gram negative
  • Heavy metals
  • pH
  • Total fatty substance
  • Total residue
  • Total viable count

Dietary Supplement

Dietary supplements can help improve or maintain overall health, and also help meet daily requirements of essential nutrients. For example, calcium and vitamin D can help build strong bones, and fiber can help to maintain bowel regularity.
Nutritional supplement products are as important to our health as drugs, testing them for claimed parameters indicates that the product is properly formulated, contains the ingredients listed on the label, and is safe.

Alga Spirulina
Test Parameters
  • Acid insoluble ash
  • Arsenic
  • B-carotene
  • Cadmium
  • Coliforms
  • E. coli
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Moisture content
  • Phosphorus
  • Potassium
  • Protein content
  • Salmonella
  • Shigella
  • Total ash
  • Vitamin B12
  • Vitamins of the B complex group
  • Zinc
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Essential oil

Essential oils, which are obtained through mechanical pressing or distillation, are concentrated plant extracts that retain the natural smell and flavor of their source.
Each essential oil has a unique composition of chemicals, and this variation affects the smell, absorption, and effects on the body.

Ginger Oil

Ginger oil is extracted from the ginger rhizome after a distillation process and has a distinct, strong, warm, spicy aroma. It is often used for aromatherapy as well as in a variety of applications related to skin and hair.

Test Parameters
  • Colour
  • Odour
  • Refractive index
  • Relative density
  • Saponification value

Salt, spices & condiments

Spices and condiments are used to enhance and add flavor to foods. Spices are added food, typically after cooking. They are plant based and typical examples are curry, thyme, sage, cinnamon, etc.
In the food industry, herbs and spices play an important role and are often processed without further purification or heating. To ensure quality and safety, testing is essential.

Common Rock Salt

Rock salt, also known as Sendha Namak, has many benefits as compared to common salt. Rock salt is mined naturally and therefore it is considered better for health. It is highly valued in Ayurveda in India. Many mineral substances dissolved in rock salt are also found in water.

Test Parameters
  • Arsenic
  • Chlorides
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Matter soluble in water
  • Moisture content
  • Water insoluble matter
Dairy Salt
Test Parameters
  • Alkalinity
  • Arsenic
  • Calcium
  • Chlorides
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Matter soluble in water
  • Moisture content
  • Sulphates
  • Water insoluble matter
Powdered Chillies
Test Parameters
  • Acid insoluble ash
  • Broken fruits
  • Colour
  • Crude fibre
  • Extraneous matter
  • Fineness
  • Freedom from moulds & insects
  • Moisture content
  • Non-volatile ether extract
  • Salmonella
  • Total ash
  • Unripe or marked fruits
Tea Powder

India is the 2nd largest producer of tea in the world, with per capita consumption amounting to 19 per cent of the total world-wide consumption. It is therefore imperative to test for adulteration and check quality standards of tea powder.

Test Parameters
  • Particle size analysis
Turmeric Powder
Test Parameters
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Curcumin content
  • Dilute HCl insoluble ash
  • Lead
  • Moisture content
  • Presence of chromates
  • Salmonella
  • Starch
  • Tin
  • Total ash
  • Zinc
Whole Chillies
Test Parameters
  • Acid insoluble ash
  • Broken fruits
  • Colour
  • Extraneous matter
  • Freedom from moulds & insects
  • Moisture content
  • Salmonella
  • Total ash
  • Unripe or marked fruits
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Toiletries

Cosmetics are the products for oral care, skin care, sun care, hair care, body care and to enhance overall appearance.
In Cosmetics safety is the biggest concern to determine product quality and brand’s credibility and image.
It includes microbiological contamination, product stability, performance and toxicity among other specific parameters.

Liquid Hand Wash
Test Parameters
  • Free caustic alkali
  • Matter insoluble in alcohol
  • Synthetic detergent
  • Total fatty matter
Liquid Toilet Soap
Test Parameters
  • Appearance
  • Free caustic alkali
  • Matter insoluble in alcohol
  • pH
  • Synthetic detergent
  • Total fatty matter
Sanitary Napkin
Test Parameters
  • Absorbency
  • Length of absorbent core
  • pH
  • Product size
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Total viable count
  • Width of absorbent core

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