Dietary fibre is described as the residue of the edible part of plants and other similar carbohydrates that are neither digested nor absorbed in the small intestine in humans but tend to be completely or partially fermented in the large intestine. Dietary fibres include polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin and associated plant substances. Organic acids (butyric acid) […]
FSSAI amends Food Products Standards relating to Fatty Acids & Dietary Fibre & Labelling for Plant Sterol & Isomaltulose
The FSSAI has issued gazette notifications on 13 July, 2016 in which it has made the following regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. These regulations will be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2016. These […]
FSSAI Proposes Standards For Artificial Sweetener ‘Isomaltulose’ & For Dextrin-Soluble Fibre
According to a FSSAI’s notification dated 11th December 2014, changes have been proposed to be made. These changes in the regulations will be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2014. These regulations will come into force on their final publication in the Official Gazette. The last date […]