State Public Health Laboratory, Assam

What State Public Health Laboratory, Assam does

State Public Health Laboratory, Assam (SPHL Assam) is a state government food and water testing laboratory established in 1912, operating under the Commissionerate of Food Safety, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Assam. Headquartered in Bamunimaidam, Guwahati, the laboratory serves as the official Food Analyst to the Governments of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Sikkim. It holds NABL accreditation as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Certificate No. TC-10845) under FSSAI-NABL Integrated accreditation mode, and its test reports carry full statutory validity under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, for regulatory enforcement, court proceedings, and compliance certification.

The laboratory operates five departments — Food Chemistry, Pesticide Residues & Contaminants, Water Quality, Microbiology, and Instruments & Methods — delivering analytical services across 50+ food product categories and 1,100+ accredited parameters. Its instrumentation base comprises LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, HPLC (UV/DAD), and a microwave digestion system, enabling trace-level detection of 280+ pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, mycotoxins, and heavy metals in food, agricultural products, and water at ppb to ppt sensitivity. Microbiology services are scaling, with NABL accreditation targeted for August 2026. Two FSSAI-commissioned Food Safety on Wheels mobile laboratories extend testing reach into rural and underserved areas of Assam.

SPHL operates a hybrid government-budget and fee-for-service model. Analysis charges are notified by the Governor of Assam (Order dated 13 January 2021), with current examples of Rs. 1,000 for heavy metal testing by ICP-MS and Rs. 3,000 for crop contaminants and natural toxins; payment is UPI-only at the lab counter, and customers submit physical samples in person. The customer base is anchored by government regulatory and enforcement agencies for statutory testing, supplemented by food businesses and manufacturers, water utilities and packaged drinking water producers (BIS/FSSAI compliance), the tea industry (export MRL compliance), and the general public. The laboratory employs 34 staff, led by Food Analyst Anupam Gogoi and Deputy Food Analyst Dr. Neel Kamal Kalita.

Name

State Public Health Laboratory, Assam

Legal name

State Public Health Laboratory, Assam

Website

https://sphlassam.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

State Public Health Laboratory, Assam is a government NABL-accredited food and water testing laboratory (est. 1912) serving as the statutory Food Analyst for Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Sikkim. It offers 1,100+ accredited parameters using LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, and ICP-MS instrumentation to regulators, food businesses, and the public.

Ownership category

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Product category

Public Health Laboratory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Compliance Testing (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALADAA), Environmental Monitoring & Hygiene Verification (Swabs, ATP, Pathogen Monitoring) (AFALAAAE)

Keywords

• Food safety testing
• Water quality testing
• Pesticide residue analysis
• NABL accredited laboratory
• Microbiology testing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Guwahati

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Water Testing Fees: Fee-for-service testing model. The Government of Assam notifies analysis charges for different food and water samples. Analysis fees are deposited along with the sample at the lab reception. Current payment mode is UPI only. Fees are determined by product category and specific tests requested (e.g., Metal Contaminants by ICP-MS at Rs. 1,000; Crop Contaminants & Natural Toxins at Rs. 3,000).

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Core offering

State Public Health Laboratory, Assam is a NABL-accredited government food and water testing laboratory that performs chemical, microbiological, pesticide residue, and heavy metal analysis of food, agricultural products, and drinking water as per FSSAI and BIS standards. The laboratory also operates the Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) mobile food testing laboratory to extend field-based testing services across Assam. It serves as the official Food Analyst to the Governments of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Sikkim, providing statutory-valid test reports under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

Product overview

State Public Health Laboratory, Assam is a government-accredited food and water testing laboratory offering a comprehensive portfolio of analytical services. The laboratory operates as a unified testing platform with five testing departments: Food Chemistry (for compositional analysis and adulteration detection), Pesticide Residues & Contaminants (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, ICP-MS based multi-residue screening), Water Quality Testing (physicochemical and heavy metal analysis), and Microbiology Testing (pathogen and indicator organism detection). The portfolio also includes the Food Safety on Wheels mobile laboratory for field testing. All services are delivered under NABL ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and FSSAI-NABL Integrated accreditation (Certificate TC-10845). The laboratory is expanding its scope, with mycotoxin and antibiotic residue testing expected by August 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Chemistry Testing
• Pesticide Residues and Contaminants Testing
• Water Quality Testing
• Microbiology Testing
• Food Safety on Wheels (Mobile Food Testing Laboratory)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,100+ accredited testing parameters under NABL ISO/IEC 17025:2017 scope
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• SGS India: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification leader with significant Indian operations covering food, water, and agricultural commodity testing. Competes directly for FSSAI-related and commercial food safety testing mandates.
• TÜV SÜD South Asia: TÜV SÜD operates NABL-accredited food and water testing laboratories in India, offering residue, contaminant, and microbiological analysis. Comparable scope to SPHL across commercial and regulatory food testing.
• Intertek India: Intertek provides food, agricultural, and water testing services across India, with capabilities spanning pesticide residues, heavy metals, and microbiology. A direct competitor for accredited commercial testing volumes.
• Equinox Labs: Equinox Labs is an India-focused NABL-accredited food testing laboratory offering FSSAI-compliance testing, pesticide residues, and microbiology. Direct competitor, particularly for FSSAI-regulated commercial customers.
• Vimta Labs: Vimta Labs is an India-headquartered NABL-accredited analytical testing company with strong food, water, and pharmaceutical testing capabilities. Competes with SPHL for regulatory and commercial food and environmental testing across India.
• Bureau Veritas India: Bureau Veritas operates a major food and commodity testing network in India, including NABL-accredited labs covering pesticide residues, contaminants, and microbiology. Competes with SPHL for both private-sector and government food safety testing work.
• Eurofins India: Eurofins is the world's largest food testing laboratory network, with extensive operations in India offering multi-residue pesticide, heavy metal, and microbiological testing on LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS platforms. Direct competitor for commercial and regulatory food testing in India.
• State Food Laboratory, Maharashtra (Pune): Other large state government food testing laboratory under FDA Maharashtra with comparable NABL-accredited scope for food and water testing. Functions as a peer state-government institution with similar statutory mandate under FSSAI.
• National Food Laboratory, Ghaziabad (FSSAI): FSSAI's apex reference food laboratory operated under the national food regulator. Functions as a parallel government testing institution with national scope; SPHL operates as the state-level counterpart under the same statutory framework.

Emerging players

• CFTRI (CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute): CFTRI is a CSIR laboratory offering advanced food testing, R&D, and analytical services with NABL-accredited scope. Comparable in advanced analytical capability, but primarily a research institution rather than a routine statutory testing lab.

Market position

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