The apex food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, has issued a draft notification aiming at fortification of processed foods and regulations thereunder.
The draft is called FSS-Fortification of Foods-Amendment Regulations 2019 and prescribe the standards for fortified processed food made of cereals, bakery products, and fruit juices.
The draft describes fortified processed foods […]
The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) was felicitated by FSSAI during the closing ceremony of the Swasth Bharat Yatra in New Delhi. The Association was recognised for its contribution in arranging for refreshments and accommodation for delegates of the country’s apex food regulator and volunteers who cycled through the Western region promoting […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a draft regulation for processing aids aimed at streamlining of the processes involved in food processing manufacturing like solvents for extraction, bleaching and washing agents, enzymes, etc.
Called Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2019, the objective of […]
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, minister of state for food processing industries, inaugurated Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd at Village Tulakona in Agartala on Wednesday. This is the first mega food park in Tripura. The inauguration took place in the presence of state chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
The mega food park has been set up […]
CIFTI-FICCI and Food Industry Asia will jointly host a seminar on Sweeteners- Innovative Ingredients for a Better Health in Bengaluru on March 14, 2019.
According to the organisers, consumers are concerned about the consumption of the sugar. Sugar has overtaken fat as the latest food villain, and brands are taking consumers’ growing concerns about sugar […]
As a food business owner, you know that “shelf life†matters. The longer your food shelf life, the easier the shipping, storing and selling – there’s no doubt about that. So, in today’s blog post, we’d like you to learn six basic methods of increasing the shelf life of food. These methods are used […]
Packaging is an essential tool to make products stand out from the competition. Beyond the shelf appeal, packaging also provides protection to the contents from physical, chemical and microbiological hazards.
However, a lesser-known fact is that the same packaging material could also be a source of chemical contaminants, and hence, may impact food safety as […]
Differentiate between the major types of foodborne diseases — infection, intoxication, and toxin-mediated infection.
Water in food that is not bound to food molecules can support the growth of bacteria, yeast, and mold. The term water activity (aw) refers to this unbound water.
The water activity of a food is not the same thing as its […]
Modified Atmosphere Packaging – A fresh approach to food packaging
Modified Atmosphere Packaging is also known as gas flushing, protective atmosphere packaging or reduced oxygen packaging.
Modified Atmosphere enables fresh and minimally processed packaged food products to maintain visual, textural and nutritional appeal. The controlled MAP environment enables food packaging to provide an extended shelf life without requiring the addition […]
Food businesses in India will not be able to use words or phrases such as natural, fresh, original, traditional, authentic, genuine and real on food labels except under specific conditions detailed as per a notification issued by FSSAI.
The regulations — Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018, — will pertain to claims […]