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FSSAI constitutes Panel on Food Fortification and Nutrition
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has constituted a Panel on Food Fortification and Nutrition to identify critical nutritional gaps in the Indian diet in general and also in specific target groups. The 11 member panel will frame final regulations on fortification of foods and prepare strategies to address malnutrition problem. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Topics: Food safety • FSSAI • National • Public health
Toxins in litchi fruit may kill children
Scientists from US and India have found that consumption of litchi fruit on an empty stomach can result in very low blood glucose level and acute encephalopathy leading to seizures and coma, and causes death in Children in many cases. Litchi fruit contains the toxins hypoglycin A and methylenecyclopropyl-glycine (MCPG). Its consumption and skipping evening ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Topics: Food safety • Public health • Science and Technology
Browned toast and potatoes are 'potential cancer risk: Scientists
According to scientists from Food Standards Agency (FSA) of United Kingdom, chips, potatoes and bread cooked to brown can cause cancer. According to FSA when the starchy foods are roasted, grilled or fried for too long at high temperatures (above 120 degree Celsius), it produces carcinogenic chemical Acrylamide. What is Acrylamide? Acrylamide is a chemical ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Topics: Food safety • Public health • Science and Technology • United Kingdom
FSSAI bans use of newspapers for packing food
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned use of newspapers for wrapping and packing of food items. In this regard, FSSAI has issued an advisory all states and Union territories and asked commissioners of food safety to restrict the use of newspapers for packing, serving and storing of food items. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Topics: Food safety • FSSAI • National • Public health
National Summit on Fortification of Food inaugurated in New Delhi
The National Summit on Fortification of Food was recently inaugurated in New Delhi to address interventions in combating micronutrient malnutrition in the country. The two day summit was co-hosted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in partnership with related central ministries/departments and development partners. The Summit had brought together experts from ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Topics: Events • Food fortification • Food safety • FSSAI • National • Public health