Through a notification dated 23 February, 2018 the FSSAI has drafted standards for fruits and vegetables with regard to Date Paste, Fermented Soybean Paste, Cocoa mass or Cocoa/Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Cake, Vegetable Protein Products, Thermally Processed Fruit Salad/Cocktail/Mix, Harrisa (Red Hot Pepper Paste), Cocoa Powder, Quick Frozen French Fried Potatoes, Canned Chestnuts and Canned chestnut […]
FSSAI proposes amendments to expand the list of additives in Appendix A
The FSSAI has issued a notification calling for suggestions, views, comments from WTO- SPS Committee members within a period of 60 days beginning from 3 May 2017 on the proposed draft amendment related to the inclusion of additional additives in Appendix-A. These additional additives will be including in the prevailing list and once regularised can […]
Delhi Government formed a management cell to check pesticides in fruits & vegetables
The fruits & vegetables are high in nutrition value and are one of the key components of human diet but at the same time they are contaminated with Pesticides such as Calcium Carbide and Oxytocin which are being used in fruits & vegetables for ripening purpose. Pesticides residues ingested in human body through food and […]