FDA & FSSAI Are Focused on Safe Food. Is Your Business Ready?
Get your food products tested before inspection. Equinox Labs helps food businesses verify safety, quality, hygiene and compliance.
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Compliance Cannot Wait Until Inspection Day
Maharashtra FDA has intensified action against food safety violations across the state. The time to act is before an inspector walks through your door.
FDA Crackdowns Are Intensifying
Maharashtra FDA has intensified action against food adulteration, unsafe dairy products, mislabelled edible oils, unhygienic food manufacturing units and other food safety violations. Non-compliance can lead to licence cancellation, heavy fines and public notices.
Be Inspection-Ready Before They Visit
For food businesses, this is a clear signal: compliance cannot wait until inspection day. Proactive testing protects your business, your customers and your FSSAI licence, and gives you documented proof of safety.
Comprehensive Testing Across Every Category
From raw materials to finished products, and from kitchen surfaces to hand swabs, Equinox Labs covers every compliance touchpoint. Pick a category to see what we check.
Milk & Dairy Products
Milk is one of the most commonly adulterated foods. We check purity, composition and safety.
What we test for
- Added water
- Urea
- Detergent
- Starch
- Neutralisers (soda)
- Fat & SNF content
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Paneer, Ghee & Khoya
Confirm your paneer, ghee and khoya are genuine dairy, with no cheaper fats or fillers.
What we test for
- Starch in paneer & khoya
- Vanaspati in ghee
- Foreign fats
- Synthetic colour
- Fat & moisture content
- Microbial load
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Sweets & Bakery Products
Festive and everyday sweets are a focus area during FDA drives.
What we test for
- Non-permitted colours
- Silver leaf (vark) purity
- Artificial sweeteners
- Preservative levels
- Microbial load
- Shelf life
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Edible Oil
Check that your oil is what the label says and is fit for consumption.
What we test for
- Argemone oil
- Mineral oil
- Blending with cheaper oils
- Peroxide value (rancidity)
- Free fatty acids
- Label claim verification
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Spices & Masalas
Spices are often bulked up with colours and fillers that are hard to spot by eye.
What we test for
- Sudan dyes
- Lead chromate in turmeric
- Brick powder in chilli
- Starch fillers
- Pesticide residues
- Aflatoxins
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Ready-to-Eat Food
Prepared food needs to be safe on the day it is served and through its shelf life.
What we test for
- Salmonella & E. coli
- Total plate count
- Non-permitted colours
- Preservatives
- Shelf life study
- Nutrition labelling
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Raw Materials
Catch problems before they reach your finished product.
What we test for
- Pesticide residues
- Heavy metals
- Aflatoxins
- Moisture
- Foreign matter
- Identity & purity
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Drinking Water
Water used for drinking and food preparation must meet IS 10500 standards.
What we test for
- Coliforms & E. coli
- TDS & pH
- Hardness
- Heavy metals
- Nitrate & fluoride
- Residual chlorine
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Kitchen Surfaces
Swab tests show whether cleaning is actually working.
What we test for
- Surface swabs
- Hand swabs of food handlers
- Utensil swabs
- Coliforms
- Yeast & mould
- Total plate count
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
Manufacturing Hygiene
Documented hygiene monitoring for production areas.
What we test for
- Equipment swabs
- Air plate exposure
- Process water
- Personnel hygiene
- Hygiene audit report
- Corrective action support
The exact tests depend on your product. Our expert will confirm the right parameters.
If You Handle Food, You Need Testing
From small sweet shops to large food manufacturers, every business in the food supply chain is now under active scrutiny.
Special Support for Dairy Businesses
Dairy products are under intense FDA scrutiny. Equinox Labs offers end-to-end testing support built specifically for dairy businesses across Maharashtra.
From Sample to Report in 4 Simple Steps
No lab visits and no paperwork headaches. We handle the process end to end.
Share your requirement
Tell us what you make or sell. Our food expert recommends the right tests.
We collect the samples
Our team picks up samples from your shop, kitchen or plant.
Tested in our NABL lab
Samples are analysed in our accredited, FSSAI-notified laboratory.
Get your test report
An accredited report you can keep on file and show during inspections.
India's Trusted Food Testing Lab
Testing & Compliance Support Under One Roof
Trusted by 95,000+ food businesses across India for accurate, accredited and actionable test reports.
FSSAI Notified Lab
Our lab is officially notified by FSSAI, so test reports are accepted across regulatory bodies.
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Accredited by NABL for reliable, internationally recognised testing standards and results.
21+ Years Experience
Two decades of expertise across food categories, manufacturing environments and compliance needs.
95,000+ Clients Served
From small food vendors to large manufacturers, we support food businesses of every scale across India.
Pan-India Sample Collection
We pick up samples from your location across major cities and towns. No lab visit required.
Food, Water, Air & Hygiene
One lab, complete compliance coverage: food products, drinking water, air quality and hygiene surfaces.
FSSAI Inspection Readiness Checklist
A practical checklist covering the key food safety and compliance areas Maharashtra food businesses should verify before an FDA inspection.
- Licensing and documentation checks
- Food hygiene and storage standards
- Label compliance requirements
- Mandatory testing records to maintain
- Inspection readiness assessment
Don't Wait for a Raid to Discover a Problem
Get your food tested before it's too late. Our team is ready to help you become fully compliant.