Tuesday 7 November 2017

Foods which needs AGMARK along with FSSAI.

Following is the list of articles of foods which requires AGMARK certification besides FSSAI.
1.Carbia Callosa
2.Honey
3.Ghee ( having less Reichert value and a different standard for Butyro-refractometer reading at 40 C than that specified for the area in which it is imported for sale or storage shall not be sold or stored in that area)
4.Til Oil (produced in Tripura, Assam and West Bengal)
5.The Blended Edible Vegetable Oils
6.Fat spread
Note:
No person can manufacture, sell or exhibit for sale above mentioned foods except under the AGMARK certification mark on label.

Foods which needs BIS certification along with FSSAI.

Following is the list of articles of food which requires BIS certification besides FSSAI.

1.Infant milk food
2.Infant formula
3.Milk cereal based weaning food 4.Processed cereal based weaning food 5.Follow up formula
6.Condensed milk sweetened,
7.Condensed skimmed milk sweetened
8.Milk powder,
9.Skimmed milk powder,
10.Partly skimmed milk powder 
11.Partly skimmed sweetened condensed milk.
12.Packaged Drinking water
13.Mineral water.

Note:
No person can manufacture, sell or exhibit for sale above mentioned foods except under the BIS certification mark on label.

References:
FSS(Prohibition and Restrictions on Sale ) Regulation,2011.

Wednesday 1 November 2017

List of strains of microorganism approved as probiotic by FSSAI.

FSSAI recognised following strains of microorganisms as probiotic in the schedule VII of FSS(Health Supplements,Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food)Regulation,2016.

1. Lactobacillus acidophilus
2. Lactobacillus plantarum
3. Lactobacillus reuteri
4. Lactobacillus rhamnosus
5. Lactobacillus salivarius
6. Lactobacillus casei
7. Lactobasillus brevis
8. Lactobacillus johnsonii
9. Lactobacillus delbrueckii sub- sp. bulgaricus
10. Bacillus coagulans
11. Lactobacillus fermentum
12. Lactobacillus caucasicus

Now using strains of microorganisms , any food R & D person can easily design specific product having established health effect, which ultimately help in justifying the health claims on label.

The Food Recall Regulation of FSSAI, India: In Short

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