All major players in the edible oil manufacturing and processing sector have decided to fortify all their variants with Vitamins A and D within the next three months. The decision was the outcome of a meeting convened by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in New Delhi recently.
Over 130 persons, representing […]
With an increase the number of food imports into India the FSSAI, with a view to providing safe and wholesome food to Indian consumers has notified the Food Import Regulation 2017 as of 9 March 2017. These regulations will be called the Food and Safety Standard (Import) Regulations 2017 and will come into effect […]
Indian liquid  food and beverage industry has a face of panoramic portfolio in terms of products and processes. The shift in consumer behavior from spoon to slurp has revolutionized the band wagon of plush liquid products category. The never ending want of us to shift from tasty to heart-friendly nourishment somehow backs us as […]
The ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) has released draft guidelines for backward and forward linkages, aiming at plugging the gaps in supply chain and linking farmers to food processors and the market.
In this regard, the ministry will offer a grant in aid of 35 per cent of the eligible cost in general areas […]
Through an official order issued on 15 March 2017 the FSSAI has stated that all food business operators engaged in extracting ground water will henceforth need to obtain an NOC form the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA). This has been mandated by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation after the […]
According to the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF), shelf-life is “the amount of time that a food product is considered acceptable for consumption when stored at the appropriate storage conditions.†When determining if a food product is acceptable for consumption, several factors – […]
“Let food be your medicine,†so said Hippocrates, the father of medicine, and focussed on prevention rather than cure.
The term “Nutraceutical†was coined from “Nutrition†& “Pharmaceutical†in the late ’80s by Stephen DeFelice, founder and chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine. It refers to extracts of foods, or parts of food […]
Nowadays, everyone prefers to dine outside due to taste, preferences and the changing lifestyle, which makes the restaurant industry as one of the fastest growing industry verticals in the recent times.The restaurant business is a lucrative idea but one must thoroughly investigate the prerequisites to avoid legal complications.
Thinking of setting up a restaurant? Check […]
Through a notice date March 7, 2017, the FSSAI has asked for comments, suggestions and objections from stakeholders on microbiological testing of meat and meat products and fish and fish products.Â
The FSSAI has asked for comments only for meat and meat products and fish and fish products because when the microbiological manual was uploaded […]
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has released a draft food processing policy. It would be a model Act, on the basis of which the states can draft their respective Acts.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, minister of food processing industries said, “The National Food Processing Policy will document the best practices of the states […]