India’s growing emphasis on preventive healthcare is placing nutrition and food safety at the heart of efforts to help citizens stay healthy and reduce the long-term burden of disease, said Rajit Punhani, Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), while...
Geo-Chem India, part of the Cotecna Group, formally inaugurated its state-of-the-art Food Safety Laboratory in Mumbai, India in the presence of Sébastien Dannaud, Group CEO, Cotecna; Amit Chopra, CEO, Cotecna - South Asia & Middle East; Avinash Maheshwari, CEO, Geo-Chem India; and other s...
Wadi Surgicals Pvt. Ltd., owner of the Enliva nitrile glove brand, has partnered with Hubertus Medical Products Pvt. Ltd., Andhra Pradesh to launch Enliva Active, a black, food-safe nitrile glove developed specifically for the HoReCa (Hotels, Restaurants and Catering) sector.
India’s foo...
GEA is introducing Changeover Assist, a new digital application that provides standardized support for product and recipe changeovers on SmartControl-based machines. The software guides operators step by step through the changeover process, helping reduce operator errors, product waste and unpl...
Raman spectroscopy offers a new way to detect substances such as methanol inside sealed, coloured bottles without opening or damaging the container. By combining laser beam shaping with wavelength modulation, researchers have developed a technique that can overcome weak Raman signals and interferenc...
Three months every year, July-August-September, is when the monsoon season across India becomes a hotbed for waterborne and food-borne diseases as well as other fungal and skin infections. High humidity, water logging and flooding, breeding of insects, and unsafe or exposed storage and handling of f...
CELSIUS, the premium lifestyle energy drink brand, announced that many of its favorite energy drinks – including all existing permanent flavors of its sparkling, fizz-free and beloved CELSIUS VIBE line, have earned NSF Certified for Sport certification, reinforcing the brand’s longstandi...
In the hotel and retail industries, food safety is often associated with what customers can see: clean dining areas, professional staff, beautifully plated meals, and a positive guest experience. However, some of the most significant food safety risks are often hidden beneath the surface. Among thes...
Food safety is now a much more lively topic of discussion in India compared to a decade back. Customers are now posing good questions. They want to know about the origin of their food, the processing methods used in making it, and its overall safety profile. This is good, as food safety should not b...
Nandakumar Kalathil, Country General Manager, Agilent India
As India strengthens its position as a global food manufacturing and export hub, food safety compliance is becoming increasingly complex. Tightening international regulations, stringent maximum residue limits (MRLs), and growing concerns a...
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the global launch of Thermo Scientific InstaFlux, an integrated media-on-demand enrichment workflow that helps food microbiology laboratories simplify media preparation, improve productivity and enhance sample traceability.
Food testing laboratories face grow...
A laser-based technology being developed at Adelaide University could soon help authorities detect deadly counterfeit alcohol, expose wine fraud and even identify dangerous chemicals inside sealed bottles – all without opening them.
The breakthrough builds on newly published research conducte...
NSF, a leading global organisation dedicated to protecting and advancing human health, announced that Orkney Crab has become the first fishery in the world to achieve certification to the Community Catch standard for small-scale fisheries.
The certification recognises Orkney Crab’s responsibl...
The World Bank's warning that nearly 30 per cent of food produced in South Asia is lost or wasted, an amount sufficient to feed nearly 300 million people, deserves urgent attention from policymakers. Speaking at the workshop "Unlocking Value: Advancing Food Processing for Employment Generation ...
The initiative seeks to address critical challenges facing India's food sector, including food adulteration, excessive food processing, declining consumer trust, and limited traceability across supply chains
Khetika Foundation, a purpose-led not-for-profit organisation established by the founder...
Munish Sharma, COO, Compass Group India
As the world marks World Food Safety Day on June 7, food safety is emerging as a business imperative that goes far beyond regulatory compliance. In an era of increasingly complex supply chains, large-scale food operations, and evolving consumer expectation...
Ajay Kandhari, Director at DSS Imagetech and Spokesperson for Seqlo
As the world observes Food Safety Day, it is important to recognise that food and water safety are closely interconnected. In a country with a population of over 1.4 billion, clean drinking water is a precious resource. For most...
The coconut water industry has increasingly come under scrutiny for issues such as added sugar, water dilution, and other forms of adulteration
As global demand for coconut water continues to rise, so do concerns surrounding product adulteration and authenticity. In response, IF, one of the lead...
