During the COVID 19 pandemic the demand for organic food went up as consumers perceived them as being healthier and good for immunity. However, otherwise too, demand for organic food is increasing at a continuous pace. According to an Expert Market Research report the Indian organic food market stood at a value of USD 849.5 […]
Alert on Chocolates Origination in Denmark and Distributed in India
On 5 January 2018, the FSSAI has published an alert notification which came from Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and was issued by the European Commission. The alert is about the existence of plastic fragments in chocolates that have been exported from Denmark to countries like Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, […]
FSSAI to ban use of Potassium Bromate after the CSE report
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released a report which says that as much as 84 percent of the 38 common brands of pre-packaged breads have tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate which are considered to be hazardous to health. These chemicals used as additives in bread and flour have been […]