What is Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)?

By |February 13th, 2019|TechArticle|Comments Off on What is Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)?

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 […]

FSSAI asks food business operators to gear up for rigorous inspection regime

By |December 21st, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI asks food business operators to gear up for rigorous inspection regime

Food regulator FSSAI will launch “rigorous” inspections on food companies to ensure that best standards are followed as part of its effort to build trust among people about the safety and quality of cooked or packaged products, its CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal said Thursday. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will […]

FSSAI not to allow use of terms like natural and traditional on labels

By |December 3rd, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI not to allow use of terms like natural and traditional on labels

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 […]

FSSAI launches Heart Attack Rewind campaign for trans fat elimination

By |December 3rd, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI launches Heart Attack Rewind campaign for trans fat elimination

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched Heart Attack Rewind, a mass media campaign calling for the elimination of industrially-produced trans fat in the food supply.

The 30-second public service announcement (PSA) – the first mass media campaign of its kind – will support FSSAI’s global target of eliminating trans fat […]

Technology on farms possible only with innovation, govt policy support

By |December 3rd, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on Technology on farms possible only with innovation, govt policy support

Technology on farms is possible only with innovation and policy support in India. The country is witnessing uberisation on farms, with miniaturisation of equipment to sow and irrigate agricultural lands.

This was stated by Ashok Gulati, Indian agricultural economist and former chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) at the Bangalore Technology Summit, where […]

Increase by 351% in food processing capacities due to schemes by MoFPI

By |December 3rd, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on Increase by 351% in food processing capacities due to schemes by MoFPI

As a result of the various schemes operationalised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India, food processing and preservation capacities have increased by 351 per cent, cold chain and cold storage capacities have gone up by 720 per cent, five lakh jobs have been created and infrastructure has been created […]

FSSAI notifies regulations to improve quality of food testing in India

By |December 3rd, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI notifies regulations to improve quality of food testing in India

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in a recent development, has gazette notified the regulation on laboratories, giving a structure to the food lab ecosystem in the country by detailing out recognition and notification of laboratories. Eventually, the new norms will help improve quality of food testing.

The comprehensive regulations will replace […]

Half of pomegranate farmers’ plantations in Maharashtra hit by drought

By |November 27th, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on Half of pomegranate farmers’ plantations in Maharashtra hit by drought

Pomegranate farmers in the state of Maharashtra are facing a serious crunch due to drought impact on over 50 per cent of the plantation. This was stated by Prabhakar Chandane, president, All India Pomegranate Growers’ Federation.

Exports of the fruit to the European Union (EU) commence from December and continue till March, but according to […]

CAIT demands overhaul of retail trade in India in communication to PM

By |November 27th, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on CAIT demands overhaul of retail trade in India in communication to PM

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) demanded a complete overhaul of retail trade of India in a communication sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The body listed some of the core and critical issues, including the need for an immediate e-commerce policy; incentives and encouragement to digital payments; accidental insurance of traders, a […]

Agri ministry aiming at exponential growth in milk production in India

By |November 27th, 2018|News Flash|Comments Off on Agri ministry aiming at exponential growth in milk production in India

The Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India is aiming at exponential growth in the milk production in the country. Agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Radha Mohan Singh said that his ministry was aiming at 250 million tonne of milk production in the country by 2022.

He added that the government had taken several initiatives in […]

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