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- Milk quality largely safe; Aflatoxin M1 contamination graver concern

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi

FSSAI has claimed that the quality of milk in the country is largely safe. However, it has added that contamination due to Aflatoxin M1 and Antibiotic residues is a more serious problem than adulteration.

- Collaborations needed to reduce food insecurity, says FAO chief at CFS

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Rome

Innovative collaboration and actions are needed to reverse rising food insecurity rates and resume progress towards the eradication of hunger by 2030. This was among the statements made by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) director-general Qu Dongyu during his address at the opening of the 46th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) recently.

- US FDA now permits use of ultra- low gossypol cottonseed as human food

Monday, October 14, 2019

Texas

The US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed, ULGCS, to be utilised as human food and in animal feed, something Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have been working on for nearly 25 years.

- Thinking Forks to hold Food Regulatory Master Class for industry on Oct 31

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Our Bureau, Bengaluru

With a view to build a strong understanding of the latest food regulations as per FSSAI, Thinking Forks Consulting is organising a Food Regulatory Master Class for the industry on October 31, 2019.

- Spot testing for adulteration to be possible; FSSAI to develop RAFT kit

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Ranjana Sharma, Mumbai

Soon on-the-spot testing of foods such as mawa for adulteration will be possible with FSSAI embarking on a plan to develop RAFT or Spot Testing Kits.

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