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ICAR-NDRI delve into quality of dairy products with update on FSSAI norms
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Tuesday, 09 July, 2019, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru
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ICAR-NDRI, Bengaluru delved into the importance of quality and safety of dairy products with an update on FSSAI regulations. It highlighted the indispensability of using the Ksheer Scanner, a milk analyser for the detection of adulterants.
In this regard, the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, which focusses on food safety, was looking for possible research collaboration on issues pertaining to safety of milk and milk products between ICAR-NDRI and CSIR organisations.
The deliberations on safety of milk came about at the 97th Foundation Day of ICAR-NDRI, which took place recently at the Southern Regional Station (SRS) of ICAR-NDRI, Bengaluru, under the aegis of its alumni association.
At the day-long event, Alok Dhawan, drector, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow, was the chief guest, and Suresh Honnappagol, former animal husbandry commissioner, Government of India, New Delhi, as the guest of honour, stated that NDRI was always in the forefront in dairy research and education, and SRS had been contributing significantly in the area of indigenous cattle improvement and traditional dairy products.
Also present were N Balaraman, former joint director (res), ICAR-NDRI, Karnal, and former vice-chancellor, TANUVAS, Chennai, who delivered the Foundation Day lecture, and K P Ramesha, head, ICAR-NDRI, and president, Alumni Association.
Balaraman traced the history of ICAR-NDRI over the period of 96 years in the service of the Indian dairy sector. He also elaborated the broad dimensions of livestock growth along with the challenges to be addressed in future and also the emerging role of ICAR-NDRI in the saga and suggested the possible research collaboration on issues pertaining to safety of milk and milk products.
Ramesha, in his address, stressed the salient achievements of ICAR-NDRI in general, and the SRS of NDRI in particular. The inaugural function ended with vote of thanks by K Jayaraj Rao, principal scientist and vice-president, Alumni Association.
The workshop on quality assurance and safety of dairy products four speakers made presentations - Aditya Jain, senior manager, NDDB, Anand; Alok Kumar Srivastava, chief scientist and head, food safety and analytical quality control lab, CFTRI, Mysuru; P Muthumaran, director, FSSAI Chennai Region, and M Kannan, deputy director, FSSAI Southern Region, Chennai, provided varied perspectives of quality and safety.
The workshop was attended by about 100 delegates and the programme concluded with S Subash, secretary, alumni association, ICAR-NDRI (SRS).
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