FSSAI’s Registration Mandate: Boosting Clean Milk and Food Safety
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a recent notification mandating the registration of primary milk producers, aimed at improving milk safety, traceability, and quality. This move targets the unorganized sector of the dairy industry, especially small and marginal dairy farmers, to raise awareness about clean milk production and address prevalent […]
MilkLane Launches Antibiotic-Safe Milk Procurement Service
MilkLane, a dairy brand under Swiss-Indian food and technology platform company Innoterra, on Tuesday announced the launch of its dairy procurement services to provide aflatoxin and antibiotic-safe milk to dairy companies, dairy start-ups and other new entrants in the sector. Through this PaaS (Procurement as a Service) offering, MilkLane will procure raw chilled milk (RCM) […]
Reflections on the Dairy Industry: 5 Valuable Lessons Learned in 2023
On the inaugural day of 2024, I reflect on the significant insights gained from the past year. It was a uniquely challenging year marked by the consistent availability of milk, leading to an unprecedented surplus in dairy commodity stocks that continues to grow. The relatively colder climate, coupled with summer showers, posed challenges to the […]
Fingerprinting:Tracking Chemicals and Cos Behind Unsafe Milk
Indian Dairy Association organized a Seminar on “Safer Dairy Products – Challenges for Industry and Administrators” in Delhi. The seminar featured two Panel discussions, the first focusing on nutrition and the other on the safety of milk. I am grateful to the Indian Dairy Association for providing me the opportunity to moderate the session on […]
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 […]