Action Plan
Startup India :The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi had this year in his Independence Day speech announced the “Start-up India†initiative. This initiative aims at fostering entrepreneurship and promoting innovation by creating an ecosystem that is conducive for growth of Start-ups. The objective is that India must become a nation of […]
Any business that sells applicable electrical or electronic products, sub-assemblies or components directly to RoHS countries, or sells to resellers, distributors or integrators that in turn sell products to these countries, is impacted if they utilize any of the restricted materials.
The RoHS Directive currently applies to products in Categories 1 through 7. Categories 8 […]
Difference Between Chromatography And Spectroscopy
Chromatography
Chromatography is among the most important tools in analytical chemistry. It involves physically separating the different chemical substances in a mixture based on the different speeds at which they travel through a stationary material, or medium. The sample being analyzed is prepared in either liquid or gas form. The medium […]
Many plants synthesize compounds called cyanogenic glycosides, which are able to release hydrogen cyanide upon hydrolysis . This ability, known as cyanogenesis, has been recognized for centuries in plants such as apricots, peaches, almonds, and other important food plants . There are at least 2650 species of plants that produce cyanoglycosides. Once the edible […]
Potassium bromate is an oxidiser used to strengthen dough and enhance its elasticity
Cancer-causing bread? The latest study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has created a flutter over its claim that many bread, burger and pizza samples it tested contained potassium bromate which is possibly carcinogenic and potassium iodate which could cause […]
Bread is the cheapest and basic instant food available for consumption. Though bread is not a staple food in India, its consumption has increased over the years. In comparison to chapatti, puri or rice bread is still a secondary staple food in India. 1 Bread is prepared from dough of flour and water, usually […]
Food Hygiene
CODEX Definition: All conditions and measures necessary to ensure the safety and suitability of food at all stages of the food chain.
Prerequisite Program
CODEX Definition : A program that is required prior to the application of the HACCP system to ensure that a [fish and shellfish processing] facility is operating according to the Codex Principles of […]
1.Kesari Dal
Kesari dal is often mixed with other pulses. Whole pulses like black masoor, black Bengal gram are adulterated with whole Kesari pulse.
Split pulses such as arhar and chana dal are adulterated with split kesari dal. Besan is often sold with an adulteration of kesari dal powder. Yield of kesari dal is more even […]
Bacteria are everywhere. Some are beneficial, such as those used to make fermented dairy and meat products. Others cause spoilage. And, a small percentage are harmful or pathogenic.
Unlike animals and plants that are composed of many cells, bacteria are single-celled organisms. Each bacterium cell is self-sufficient and so is able to live independently. Bacteria […]
Banned Drugs: Chloramphenicol & Nitrofurans
What are chloramphenicol (CAP) and nitrofurans (NF)?
Chloramphenicol
Highly effective and well-tolerated broad-spectrum antibiotic. It is an antibiotic first isolated from Streptomyces venequelae in 1947 but now produced synthetically
Nitrofurans
Group of broad spectrum antibiotics and antiprotozoa. The common nitrofurans are furazolidone (AOZ), furaltadone (AMOZ), nitrofurantoin (AHD) and nitrofurazone (SC). Nitrofurans are quickly metabolized in animals […]