Is cooking an art or chemistry? Marcel Boulestin, the first cook-turned-television star of late 1930s, resolved this dilemma when he categorically said, “Cooking is not chemistry, but an art as it requires instinct and taste
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation delivers confidence to the accredited laboratories in India. This confidence is acquired by a transparent & controlled system of laboratory accreditation process in all the
India is largest producer, consumer of food products -Dr Ajit Kumar,Vice-Chancellor, NIFTEMAs Vice-Chancellor of the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) Dr Ajit Kumar has provided anffective leadership to the NIFTEM and
World class referral food testing laboratory is being set up at NIFTEMThough the Indian agriculture sector has made significant strides in the last few years, its full potential as a major player in the global
What action is being taken to ensure food safety? Task of food safety and maintaining food hygiene standards in the country is so huge that one does not know where to begin. Obviously, setting standards
Sugar Research Australia recently announced a new research partnership with India to further research and foster the development of new sugarcane varieties. The team aims to focus on common concerns in sugarcane breeding like drought
The test was conducted under the direction of Supreme Court, and CFTRI has submitted analysis reports to the Supreme Court. “We have been provided with a copy of the reports. We are happy that all
FSSAI notification issued by Rakesh Chandra Sharma, director of enforcement, FSSAI, said, "It has been decided that till the standards of nutraceuticals food supplements and health supplements are finally notified, the enforcement activities against such
Nearly 800 million people remain chronically undernourished and over two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. Meanwhile some 159 million children under 5 years of age are stunted - meaning they are too short for
The agriculture sector is the base for most of the food processing industry and this sector has touched a growth rate of 4.4% in 2012-13. The food grain production at the India level is close