After taking the Indian market by storm, Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd plans to expand its footprint beyond the Indian shores in the near future. This was stated by Acharya Balkrishna, the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer at Made in India – Food Buyer Seller Meet, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) piloted high-level discussions between national and international experts on an innovative framework to create food smart cities in India. Building on the ministry of urban development’s (MoUD) Smart City Mission, food smart cities would include end-to-end solutions for food systems in urban India.
In the multi-stakeholder […]
The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a new set of additives, expanding its previous list. The draft includes additional additives like beverage whiteners, spreads, sweeteners, herbs, spice extracts, etc.
The apex food regulator has come up with a draft notification on additional additives to be included in the prevailing list of […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 relating to Foods for Infant Nutrition and Bakery Products.
These draft regulations will be finalized as soon as the suggestions and objections (if any) from all the stakeholders are […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently brought out a manual entitled “Detect Adulteration with Rapid Test (DART)â€. This manual focuses on some common quick tests for detection of food adulterants at the household level. The purpose of the manual is to present common methods that are available for the […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 relating to Special Dietary Food. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â […]
State food safety departments in many parts of India have found brands of major companies failing quality tests. Vegetable oils like Saffola Gold and Fortune and packaged drinking water were among the products tested for quality by the regulators over the past year-and-a-half. Interestingly, the regulators have also found cases of counterfeit products among […]
Food supply chains across the world have become more complex and form a widely-spread network. The swift movement of food within this network has called for set systems in place for proper tracking and food safety monitoring methods to ensure a compliance with quality standards.Â
At every point in the food supply chain, the food […]
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 […]