While we are adopting global standards, it is important to keep in mind the local, cultural and geographical origin of food items while setting standards . Our country, though agriculturally abundant, is still struggling to provide its large population with the right nutrition. In a few decades, as we continue to grow in numbers […]
The ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare has declared millets like jowar, bajra, ragi, and kutki as nutri-cereals, as per a recent notification.
This has been done since millets are considered to hold great potential in substantially contributing to food and nutritional security of the country and thus they are not only a powerhouse of […]
FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has issued a gazette notification with respect to standards for alcoholic beverages. Aiming at the safety of alcoholic beverages, the regulations deal with food safety and labelling requirements in alliance with the FSS Act, 2006, and the Regulations, 2011, thereunder.
According to the apex food regulator, due […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a clarification with respect to the licence category for premixes. The country’s apex food regulator in a recent notice has clarified that premixes can be licensed under Category 99 of Food Categorisation Code.
FSSAI, in this regard, has stated that any intermediary products/premixes which […]
Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research (IFAR), Wageningen University, Tilburg University, University of Reading, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) have discovered that higher intake of dairy foods, such as milk, yoghurt, and cheese is associated with higher volumetric bone mineral density and vertebral strength at the spine in men.
Dairy intake […]
In an ongoing PIL that seeks Supreme Court’s directions for concrete action on harmful pesticides and their phasing out in India, in its last hearing a month ago, the court directed the petitioners to make a representation to the “J S Sandhu Committee†within 15 days.
However, the said committee ceased to exist and a […]
In what could be a test case of how responsive state food safety authorities are towards FSSAI’s directives, the country’s apex food regulator has again issued a letter instructing the states’ and Union Territories’ (UTs’) food safety commissioners to share the outcome of special efforts undertaken in their respective state or UT and dispose […]
FSSAI has issued a notice seeking suggestions and comments on the amended regulations related to supplements for children in the age group of two or three.
“Called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2018, the regulations, relating to standards of formulated supplements for children (the draft has been […]
Project Dhoop seeks to promote sunlight as a natural source of Vitamin D for children. Schools urged to shift ‘Morning Assembly’ to ‘Noon Assembly’ – the best time for students to soak in sunlight for natural absorption for Vitamin D.
New Delhi, April 09, 2018: In order to address rising incidence of Vitamin ‘D’ Deficiencies […]
Irradiation can be used to kill bacteria that cause food poisoning, such as salmonella, campylobacter and E.coli. It can also delay fruit ripening and help stop vegetables such as potatoes and onions from sprouting.
What is food irradiation?
Food irradiation is a processing technique that exposes food to electron beams, X-rays or gamma rays. The process […]
