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INDIA – Tests conducted by the Indian authorities have found that 35% of the milk samples tested are non-compliant with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI’s) requirements. According to data provided by the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industry, 3,399 milk samples out of a total of 9,717 that were examined by the relevant authorities in 2020–21…
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INDIA – The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase the production of high-quality oilseeds in India. Dr. Jacqueline Hughes, Director General of ICRISAT, and Mr. Nilesh Vira, Chairman of IOPEPC, signed the Memorandum of Understanding in order to…
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INDIA – The Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu, a government body that looks after the interests of consumers in India, has flagged off a product testing laboratory to help people test the claims of manufacturers and sellers. Inaugurated by the Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru, the ₹1 crore (U.S 121,037) laboratory will temporarily function from a 660 sq. ft. space…
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INDIA – Bisleri International has received awards in five categories at the CII Award for Food Safety 2022 in recognition of its dedication to best-in-class food safety compliance at its operations. The CII Award for Food Safety has developed into one of the most dependable accolades for promoting globally recognized standards for food safety and enhancing the food value chain’s…
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INDIA – Samunnati Agro Solutions, one of the largest agri-enterprises in India, has partnered with GLOBALG.A.P, a German organization that sets international standards for agricultural products to work on creating standards for crucial Indian crops like grains, pulses, and oilseeds. Many of the largest companies engaged in international trade of agricultural products frequently use the GLOBALG.A.P. standards as benchmarks for…
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INDIA – A study on the acceptance and potential application of various front-of-pack nutrition label designs in promoting informed food choices by the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition has revealed that “warning labels” can discourage consumers from choosing and consuming even moderately unhealthy foods. Additionally, it demonstrated how “summary ratings” like the health star or Nutri-Score may be used to find…
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U.S – bioMérieux, a global pioneer in in-vitro diagnostics, has developed a first-of-its-kind testing kit that simultaneously detects Listeria and Salmonella from environmental swabs, with PCR confirmation. The technology reduces laboratory waste, lowers costs, and streamlines the workflow to enable quick and accurate quality decisions. Separate enrichments are used in the market-available processes and tests for Salmonella and Listeria. With the help of GENE-UP ENVIROPRO, users…
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INDIA – SGS Testing laboratory based in Ambattur, Chennai has been awarded the 13th Food Safety Award 2022 for Outstanding Laboratory Performance – Food Testing Laboratories by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Food and Agriculture Center of Excellence (FACE) – India’s leading resource center for driving food safety and nutrition in the food processing industry. The CII Award…
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INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has for the first time specified the identity standards for basmati rice varieties, including brown, milled, parboiled, and milled parboiled, to ensure the supply of standardized genuine rice in domestic and export markets. Since “basmati rice is prone to many sorts of adulteration for economic benefits, which may involve,…
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INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instructed all of its Regional Directors and Commissioners of Food Security to make sure that food business operators (FBOs) and e-commerce platforms don’t deceive customers when selling ghee and butter. This is after the FSSAI has discovered that some FBOs are utilizing dairy words to market their non-dairy…
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