Need and various aspects of food testing and notified NABL, Referral and Reference labs: Access to safe, reliable and nutritious food supplies is a basic need for all people. Food industry in India is evolving every day. There are thousands...
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Methods: Both direct and indirect methods are possible. Direct methods may take longer but will be the more accurate, e.g. a storage trial using realistic and defined storage conditions such as shelf life or challenge trials. Indirect methods are quicker...
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As scientific evidence linking diet and health expands and deepens, the need to provide more nutritional information to consumers has been recognized. One of the main drivers for nutrition labelling is the increased prevalence of diet-related noncommunicable diseases. Labelling is...
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There are many components of a food label that aim to protect consumers from fraud and promote the health of consumers. Codex recommends that key types of information about the exact nature and characteristics of packaged foods be mandatory on...
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The packaging market in India seems set for the next level of growth. Strong favourable demographics aside, factors such as increasing income levels, rising consumer awareness and demand for processed food, and the multinational giants taking rapid strides in the...
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About Hygiene Rating: FSSAI Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is an online, transparent scoring and rating process which aims to allow consumers to make informed choices about the places where they eat out & through these choices, encourage businesses to improve...
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Types of Soils: In order to develop a cleaning plan, the nature of the soil to be cleaned must be understood. There are several classifications of soil systems and food soils are generally complex as they involve many food components...
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Overview and Prevalence: A food allergy has been defined by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) as an “adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food”. The...
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Food products have been identified as subjects to risk of tampering, criminal or terrorist actions. All operators are responsible for the protection of all produce processed and stored in their facilities. The preventative measures listed below are relevant to all...
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Food Production: India tops the world in milk production with about 200 million tonnes in 2019-20. As per Economic survey of India 2020-21, total food grain production was about 300 million tonnes for FY 20. While India topped millet production...
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