Hygiene Prescriptions for Collection Of Drinking Water: In the case of extraction or collection of water intended for packaging from surface water or ground water or sea water sources or any other consistent source of water, it should be ensured that it is safe from pollution contamination, whether caused by natural occurrence or actions or […]

Introduction: India has a rich tradition of sweets with a variety of taste, texture and ingredients. Traditional milk-based sweets are generally prepared from khoya, chhena, sugar and other ingredients such as maida, flavours and colours e.g. peda, burfi, milk cake, gulab jamun, rasgulla, rasmalai etc. In addition there are sweets containing cereal, starch or grain […]

Marrying the increased appeal of clean label with the continued desire for visually attractive products, three experts discuss the rise of natural colouring foods. It is often said that we eat with our eyes, making colour one of the most important factors for judging the quality of a food product. Colouring food dates back centuries; […]

Introduction: This Guidance Document on “Food for Special Dietary Use for Sportspersons” is the outcome of a collaborative effort at the national level to promote use of dope-free food supplements and nutritional products for sportspersons and to develop and strengthen cooperation in the fields of Sports Nutrition including nutrition practices that enhance lifelong health and […]

Consumption of high amount of saturated fats and trans fats have emerged as one of the major independent risk factors for heart diseases. As per the world health organization (WHO), worldwide more than an estimated 5,00,000 deaths per year occur annually from cardiovascular diseases due to consumption of trans fat, and in India, this number […]