Food Sample Collection, Testing and Analysis Regulations, S.R.O. No. 33-Law/2017.

These Regulations, made by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, under section 87 of the Safe Food Act, 2013 (Act No. 43 of 2013), concern the collection, preservation, testing and analysis of food samples. The Regulations establish the procedural and evidentiary framework for obtaining reliable food samples and analytical results and for allocating responsibilities among inspectors, food officers, food analysts, laboratories, the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority and Food Courts, while combining enforcement powers with safeguards concerning sample integrity, documentation, independent analysis and challenges to analytical results. The Regulations provide for: necessary quantity of a food or food-ingredient sample to analyse if it contains contaminants, is adulterated, or contains substances harmful to human health; preservation the food samples' quality and integrity during storage and transport; duties of the Food Analyst; recording of sample data; international standards the laboratories must comply with; certification of the results.