FSSAI and ASCI verifying immunity claims of food products launched during Covid
Dairy and food companies launched a large number of healthy products during the lock down period. There are three key elements of new product development namely health and nutrition, indulgence and convenience. Most of the companies focussed on health and nutrition while developing and launching their products. Also read Mother Dairy Launches Haldi Doodh Ayush ministry […]
Rampant adulteration of ghee in Dudhsagar dairy shows the dark shades of ghee business
FDCA teams from Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar have started collecting and testing ghee samples from Dudhsagar dairy , Mehsana. A letter from R S Sodhi , MD GCMMF to the board of dairy informed about this rampant adulteration in ghee. This letter asked to stop dispatch of 600 MT of ghee worth Rs 40 Crore . […]
Fake foods and food frauds is a new normal: Latest EUROPOL-INTERPOL Operation findings
The latest operation OPSON has siezed more than €100 million worth of potentially dangerous food and drinks . Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition and INTERPOL jointly coordinated this operation. So far a total of 672 individuals were arrested in this operation. Still with investigations ongoing in many countries. Police, customs, national food regulatory authorities and private […]
FSSAI clarifies the A1 A2 milk and Organic foods concepts under its FAQ
Large number of dairy products are available in the market having labels like A2 /organic/natural milk and milk products. The consumer does not have any clarity over the same. Even the sellers never try to conduct a deep research before labelling their products with such endorsements. FSSAI website has given a clear verdict on such […]
Safe milk drive in Rajasthan
Milk is the first food of life. It is one of the most complete food available on earth. It is highly perishable and thus vulnerable to chemical adulteration to extend its shelf life by the aggregators. Milk purity and safety is more critical during summer due to lack of cold chain also. Pure for sure […]
US express concern over mandatory BIS feed regulation in India
India is the largest producer of milk in the world. Organised sector dairies process around 35-40 % of available surplus milk . FSSAI, the food regulator in India conducted a nationwide milk adulteration survey in 2018. The survey findings showed presence of 5.7% aflatoxin M1 in milk with higher share by the organised sector. Antibiotics […]