Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : FAD 31
Document Number : FAD 31 ( 28239)
Document Title [English] : Microbiology of the food chain Polymerase chain reaction PCR for the detection and quantification of microorganisms General requirements and definitions
Document Title [Hindi] : खाद्य श्रृंखला का सूक्ष्मजीवविज्ञान — सूक्ष्मजीवों का पता लगाने और मात्रात्मक मूल्यांकन हेतु पॉलीमराइजेशन चेन रिएक्शन (पीसीआर) — सामान्य आवश्यकताएँ और परिभाषाएँ
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 2
ICS Code : 07.100.30
Date of Project Approval : 11-03-2025
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 16432 : 2016
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 16427 : 2016
2 IS 16428 : 2016
3 IS 16433 : 2016
4 IS 16432 : 2016


Classification Details
Group : Food, Food Products and food processing equipments
Sub Group : Food safety
Sub Sub Group : Detection of food borne pathogens
Aspects : Methods of tests
Risk : Low
Certification : Not Certifiable
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Ministry :
  • Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - Department of Consumer Affairs
  • Ministry of Agriculture - Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare
  • Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - Department of Food and Public Distribution
  • Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Identical under dual numbering
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO 22174:2024
Organization Type: ISO

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This document specifies the general requirements for the in vitro amplification of nucleic acid sequences (DNA or RNA). This document is applicable to the testing for microorganisms and viruses from the food chain using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This document, or parts of it, is applicable to other fields of PCR diagnostics based on a case-by-case evaluation. The minimum requirements laid down in this document are intended to ensure that comparable and reproducible results are obtained in different laboratories. This document has been established for microorganisms from the food chain and is applicable to: — products intended for human consumption; — products for feeding animals; — environmental samples in the area of food and feed production and handling; — samples from the primary production stage.

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1 26-06-2025 26-10-2025 26-11-2025 26-03-2026 SUSHIL JAISINGHANI 26-06-2025