The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has invented a milk adulteration kit, which would be affordable (so people can use it). Talks are underway with investors to produce it in bulk.
The apex food regulator stated that a detailed and focused strategy was needed to challenge the present situation regarding adulteration. It […]
In recent years fast-paced lifestyle has increased the demand for ready-to-eat food including fruit and vegetable products. Thermal processing has enabled food manufacturers to create a number of thermally processed food options for consumers. The basic purpose for the thermal processing of foods is to reduce or destroy microbial activity, enzyme activity and to […]
Tetra Pak’s full range of Tetra Pak E3 machines, which is based on the eBeam technology, is now ready for customer rollout. This means that customers can now produce all types of beverage products on an eBeam-based filling machine, both ambient and chilled, and in family- or portion-sized packages.
Charles Brand, executive vice-president, product […]
The increasing concern about food safety as well as plant and animal health since they provide food has created food safety and regulatory bodies worldwide. Almost all countries adopt some necessary measure that will ensure that human, animal, plant health and life is protected. One of these bodies is the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) […]
The demand for ready to eat foods has gone up manifold with consumption and lifestyle changes. Accordingly there have been changes in the way foods are processed and food regulations ensure that there is continuous improvement in processing methods. The tremendous advancement in processing technology ensures that there is minimum damage to the nutrients, […]
All major edible oil manufacturers and processors have agreed to fortify cooking oil with Vitamin A & D within the next three months, the food regulator FSSAI said today.
Fortification means deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in food to improve its quality.
This decision is the outcome of a meeting convened by the […]
Wheat rust, a family of fungal diseases that can cause crop losses of up to 100 per cent in untreated susceptible wheats, is making further advances in Europe, Africa and Asia, according to two new studies produced by scientists in collaboration with FAO.
The reports, highlighted in the journal Nature, following their publication by Aarhus University […]
What? Why would food-grade not be food-safe? What is the difference between food-grade and food-safe? Doesn’t it mean the same thing? These may be some of your initial thoughts. So, what is the difference between food-grade and food-safe? Food-grade means that the material is fit for human consumption or permitted to come in contact […]
In a bid to bring clarity over the repeated use of cooking oils, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed that vegetable oils whose total polar compounds (TPC) are in excess of 25 per cent cannot be used by the food business operators (FBOs) for the purpose of frying.
The draft […]
Food regulator FSSAI today issued draft guidelines for direct selling companies engaged in the food business, proposing mandatory licenses from either central or state authority, besides spelling out mechanisms for consumer grievance redressal and product recalls.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sought comments from stakeholders by February 2 on its “draft […]