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FSSAI reconstitutes scientific panel on nutraceuticals, functional foods
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Monday, 09 October, 2023, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The FSSAI has issued an order regarding reconstitution of the scientific panel on nutraceuticals, functional foods, dietetic products and other similar products.
The scientific panel includes Dr Avinash Sattur, retired chief scientist, CSIR-CFTRI Mysuru; Dr. K Bhaskar Reddy, director, Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy Chittoor; Dr. K Bhaskarachary, retired scientist, ICMR NIN Hyderabad; Dr. PR Deepa, professor, BITS Pilani, Rajasthan; Dr. Seema Puri, professor, Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi; Dr. Uday S Annapure, Director, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai; Dr. Usha Antony, dean TNJFU Chennai; Dr. Utpal Bora professor, IIT Guwahati; and Dr. Viswajanani J Sattigeri, Scientist H and Head CSIR TKDL, New Delhi.
According to the FSSAI, scientific panels provide necessary scientific opinion and assist FSSAI in development of standards.
Scientific panels are made for the purpose of developing standards through the scientific studies and for providing scientific opinions to the FSSAI to create standard accepted globally.
Currently, there are a total of 21 SPs covering aspects related to particular food commodities (called the vertical panels; e.g., milk and milk products) and aspects that span across different commodities (referred to as horizontal panels; e.g., pesticides residues in food commodities).
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