Through a notice issued on 18 July 2017 the FSSAI has sought to make an amendment to Clause 7 of the Food Safety and Standards Rules 2011. The FSSAI has approved the use of the Manuals of Method of Analysis for the testing of different food product categories. These Manuals have also been approved […]
Food gets a lion share in total consumption expenditure of households ranging from 38.5% in urban to 48.6% in rural India (2011-12). India’s food processing sector is growing at an average rate of 8.4% (2008/09-2012/13) to meet an internal as well as global demand. It is also ranked sixth in the world in exporting […]
Phenolic compounds are a very broad group with over 500 plant derived substances divided into 5 classes and 31 subclasses. In addition to their organoleptic impact (color, astringency, aroma, bitterness) they are appreciated for their antioxidant properties which provide a potential health benefit. The composition of certain groups of phenolic compounds such as anthocyanins […]
The most common economic adulteration of honey is from the addition of sugar. C4-plant sugars (cane, maize), can be reliably detected using the AOAC 998.12 Carbon 13 – IRMS method (down to 7% addition in total sugars). However this method and more recently developed chromatographic methods using either multi-component LC-IRMS profiles, LC-MS detection of […]
Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) and Hypoallergenic conditions require speciality foods which are not available in India. Hospitals require these foods for the management of infants and children suffering from these medical conditions. A direction for the import of these speciality foods had been given by the FSSAI through a notification dated 2 November […]
Contaminants are not added intentionally but can enter food in any stage of food preparation. Contaminants can enter food during production, packaging, transporting or even when in storage. Food can be contaminated even through environmental pollution. Contaminants have a negative impact on human health if they are ingested with food. That is why food […]
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 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 […]