INDIA FOOD STANDARDS AUTHORITY MULLS MANDATORY FOOD FORTIFICATION
November 1st, 2016
INDIA’S food standards authority is considering new regulations mandating the fortification of basic food items such as milk, wheat flour and cooking oil with micronutrients, just-food has been told.
Kuldeep Sharma, founder of Suruchi Consultants in New Delhi, who has been working with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on dairy projects said the move could affect the pricing of premium range products sold by major processed food manufacturers.
“Several companies were trying to use fortification as a differentiating tool and charge a ...
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