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FSSAI keeps in abeyance compliance of quality parameters in bajra, jowar flour
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Monday, 27 February, 2023, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The FSSAI has issued a direction for keeping in abeyance the compliance of quality parameters related to ‘Alcoholic Acidity’ and ‘Total Dietary Fiber’ in bajra flour (pearl millet flour), jowar flour (sorghum flour), multigrain flour (atta) and mixed millet flour.
“As data submitted by stakeholders is under examination, the date of enforcement of provision (alcoholic acidity and total dietary fibre) in the direction dated 27.07.2022 is further extended for a period of 6 months till 30.06.2023,” reads the direction issued by FSSAI.
The FSSAI has notified regulations prescribing standards for bajra flour (pearl millet flour), jowar flour (sorghum flour), multigrain flour (atta), mixed millet flour in 2021 and food businesses were required to comply with the amendment regulations.
However, the compliance with the standard related to ‘alcoholic acidity; for bajra flour (pearl millet flour), jowar flour (sorghum flour), multigrain flour (atta), mixed millet flour and ‘total dietary fibre’ for mixed millet flour were kept in abeyance till December 2022 after the request made by the stakeholders.
Also, the FSSAI had later revised the max limit of moisture content in mixed millet flour to 13% in July 2022 and was operationalised with immediate effect. The same has been re-operationalised from January 27, 2023.
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