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Well-equipped CSIR-CFTRI dept can handle any food metal detection issues
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Tuesday, 05 May, 2015, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru
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fiogf49gjkf0d Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Food Technological Research India (CFTRI), Department of Food Safety, and Analytical Quality Control Laboratory is now one among several NABL-accredited laboratories engaged in metal detection in the country.
The department of FS & AQCL at CSIR-CFTRI analyses samples received from the small, medium and large industries through Analytical Testing Services for various nutritional, safety and quality evaluation of foods including metals.
“Further, the department also analyses the food samples from various courts, designated officers, customs and port health offices for its safety and quality under the provisions of Food Safety & Standards Act as a Referral Food Laboratory,” stated Dr Asha Martin, head, Food Safety and Analytical Quality Control Laboratory, CSIR-CFTRI, in an email to F&B News.
The Mysore-based food research major has a dedicated laboratory for heavy metal analysis in FS &AQCL department. The laboratory is equipped with Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer (ICP-AES) for the same.
Several small-, medium- and large-scale food industries approach CSIR-CFTRI for the detection of metals in cereals, plantation products, spices and so on, according to her.
The metals detected in food products are lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, selenium, chromium, copper, zinc, iron, and manganese, to name a few.
Advanced technologies for metal detection are Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer (ICP-AES). Since CSIR-CFTRI laboratory is equipped with a range of advanced technology, the institute has not been facing any particular issues during metal detection. There is need for qualified candidates which include post-graduates and doctorates in chemistry, inorganic chemistry and environmental chemistry. “There is no doubt that India is at par with the West in metal detection,” said Dr Martin.
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