Through a letter dated 29 July, 2019 the FSSAI has informed all Commissioners of Food Safety about the effective implementation of the Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) programme. The FSSAI has stated that since the launching of this programme, a pool of more than 1600 trainers and 175 Training Partners have been created across […]
Food Industry This Week – Acquisition & Business Expansion
PepsiCo to Set up Snacks Plant in Uttar Pradesh PepsiCo India will set up greenfield snacks manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh with a total investment of around Rs 514 crore over the next three years and will help create 1,500 direct and indirect jobs. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with representatives […]
FSSAI Clarifies Use of Trans Fat Free Claim
Industrial trans-fats are toxic compounds that are recognised as the cause of cardiovascular and other related diseases. They are formed during the hydro generation of vegetable oils and other processes such as heating of oil at high temperatures. Industrial trans-fats are largely present in partially hydrogenated fats such as margarine and bakery shortenings (used in […]