Food can be contaminated by physical objects, chemicals, or bacteria transferred to the food either through poor handling practices or from another food source. This is known as cross-contamination.
Physical contamination
Physical contamination is caused by foreign objects entering food during the food preparation and service process and generally results in an injury rather than an […]
Onion dehydration units in the state of Gujarat are on the verge of closure with the hike in prices in the international markets and reduced demand on the domestic front due to leftover stock, adversely hampering the production. Adding to it, the ministry of commerce and industry has reduced the transport assistance to three […]
A package of measures was needed to boost maize production and productivity and realise its potential as the future cereal crop. This was stated by Radha Mohan Singh, minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Government of India, at the fifth essay of India Maize Summit, organised in New Delhi by the Federation of Indian […]
The Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS) has started working on new standards for printing ink used for packaging food products. It is likely to ban the use of toluene for the purpose of printing for packaged food, which, in effect, will force the companies to change their packaged material to comply with new norms.
Toluene […]
Organic farming should be promoted with the same spirit as the Green Revolution, as India is the country with the most organic producers. This was stated by Radha Mohan Singh, minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Government of India, during his address at the Conference on Organic World: Advantage India, which was organised by […]
The FSSAI has through its letter dated 20th March 2018 has focused on Implementation of Food Recall Regulation across India, it was decided to direct the 200 Centrally Licensed FBOs to submit a fresh plan on the recall management. These FBOs will be required to submit Recall Management Team details within 30 days of […]
Wheat flour and other Wheat Products
1). What is Wheat Atta?
As per the sub – regulation 2.4.1.1 of FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, Atta or resultant atta means the coarse product obtained by milling or grinding clean wheat free from rodent hair and excreta.
2). What is wheat protein?
Wheat flour contains 2 classes […]
Even a single food-related incident can deal a harsh blow to your business, so food safety should always be a top priority. The only defense in a court of law is to have all your due diligence paper work completed. Read on to learn about the dangers you should watch out for and what […]
The primary purpose of guidance document on the use of supplements/ products intended for sports person is an attempt to provide information not only on the use but also about the labeling and claims for the products. The stakeholders are ranging from sports persons to supplement manufacturer, importers, distributors, retailers and general public who […]
The correct use of an HPLC column is extremely important for the life time of a column and therefore for the benefit of your HPLC analysis. The following text will give you some guidelines for the use, cleaning and storage of HPLC columns. These guidelines depend on the one hand on the nature of […]
