law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  46. Functions of Food
  
  Analyst. - 
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    On
  
  receipt of a package containing a sample for analysis from a Food Safety
  
  Officer or any other person, the Food Analyst shall compare the seal on the
  
  container and the outer cover with specimen impression received separately and
  
  shall note the conditions of the seal thereon: Provided that in case a sample
  
  container received by the Food Analyst is found to be in broken condition or
  
  unfit for analysis, he shall within a period of seven days from the date of
  
  receipt of such sample inform the Designated Officer about the same and send
  
  requisition to him for sending second part of the sample.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Food Analyst shall cause to be analysed such samples of article of food as may
  
  be sent to him by Food Safety Officer or by any other person authorised under
  
  this Act.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  Food Analyst shall, within a period of fourteen days from the date of receipt
  
  of any sample for analysis, send-
               
  
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    where
  
  such sample is received under section 38 or section 47, to the Designated
  
  Officer, four copies of the report indicating the method of sampling and
  
  analysis; and
  where
  
  such sample is received under section 40 a copy of the report indicating the
  
  method of sampling and analysis to the person who had purchased such article of
  
  food with a copy to the Designated Officer: Provided that in case the sample
  
  can not be analysed within fourteen days of its receipt, the Food Analyst shall
  
  inform the Designated Officer and the Commissioner of Food Safety giving
  
  reasons and specifying the time to be taken for analysis.
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    An
  
  appeal against the report of Food Analyst shall lie before the Designated
  
  Officer who shall, if he so decides, refer the matter to the referral food
  
  laboratory as notified by the Food Authority for opinion.