Good personal hygiene policies and practices are the foundation for successful food safety and quality assurance in all food manufacturing facilities. Plant personnel are among the most significant reservoirs and vectors of microorganisms, chemical residues and foreign materials in the food facility, and as such, can be a source of unwanted contamination to products.
Three […]
ABOUT APEDA
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act passed by the Parliament in December, 1985. The Act (2 of 1986) came into effect from 13th February, 1986 by a notification issued in the […]
Through a notification uploaded on 08/08/2017 the FSSAI has asked for suggestion, views, comments etc. from stakeholder on draft notification related to standards for harmonization of MRL of pesticide.
F.No.01-SP (PAR)-Notification-Pesticides /Stds-FSSAI/2017.- In the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, in the regulation 2.3, for sub regulation 2.3.1, the following shall […]
Introduction
Good laboratory technique demands clean glassware because the most carefully executed piece of work may give an erroneous result if dirty glassware is used. In all instances, glassware must be physically and chemically clean and in many cases, it must be bacteriologically clean or sterile. All glassware must be absolutely grease-free. The safest criterion […]
FSSAI has operationalised from August 2nd, 2017, the amended regulations regarding revised standards for milk and milk products and certain restrictions on sale of  cream.  The notice and the revised standards can be accessed here.
The central food regulator has been very proactive with regard to issues like safety and standards, including labelling of packaged products and nutrient content, which has led to a sharp rise in the number of notices, orders and guidelines issued by it since 2015.
A series of notifications and guidelines have been issued by the […]
Ever wondered why you can’t lay your hands on a really rare whisky in India? Liquor companies say they find it difficult to bring in their luxury portfolio into the country because the bottles have to be sent to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for sampling.
“If there are only 20 […]
Transparency. It’s been top of mind for years. But because of the shift in public’s interest in healthy ingredients and where they come from, businesses are responding by making transparency part of their strategic business initiatives. This includes providing a complete list of ingredients, known allergens and their nutritional information. They also want to […]
Life Technologies, a provider of innovative life science solutions, announced at the International Association of Food Protection annual meeting the launch of the MicroSEQ(R) E. coli O157:H7 assay, designed to detect the deadly strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli), using the company’s industry-leading real-time PCR technology.
Life Technologies Corporation is a global biotechnology tools company […]
NAGPUR: Chairman of Review Committee for Genetic Manipulations (RCGM) Dr B Sesikeran on Sunday said by stalling Bt brinjal, India has only done more harm than good while neighbouring Bangladesh has reaped its benefits.
“Over 6,000 farmers are benefiting from it and not a single person has died,” said Sesikeran, who was in the city […]