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MoFPI upgrading food testing laboratory mechanism to provide safe diet
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Tuesday, 25 July, 2017, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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The ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) has been working rigorously to upgrade food testing laboratory infrastructure in India. The main objective of these upgrades is to provide a safe, nutritious diet in order to maintain health other aspects in today’s world.
The ministry is upgrading the food testing laboratories which would benefit all stakeholders, including the domestic market and exporters, entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Laboratory testing is an important process, which relies on scientific analysis to identify problems with food products. It provides analytical data on the quality of a product or production process.
The objective of quality control is to identify impurities in the food material or contamination after a product is produced and before it is placed on the market.
Additionally, laboratory testing is important for the research and development (R&D) of new products.
This includes, for example, the choice of ingredients or components, the design of food processing, shelf-life studies and sensory evaluation of products.
For quality check and testing, food testing laboratories play a very important role. Western countries have put a strong food testing laboratory system in place to check and maintain the quality of food products. India, too, is following the same system to produce world-class products.
Quality and food safety have a competitive edge in the global market for enterprises producing and marketing food products.
For a successful food processing sector in the country, the various aspects of total quality management (TQM), such as quality control, quality system and quality assurance, should function in a horizontal fashion for total success.
Quality infrastructure is must to produce world-class processed food products in India.
Indian food products face the tough competition from global companies which produce high-quality food products.
To overcome this situation and to produce world-class food products in India, a quality and food safety system has to be implemented to meet the global quality standard.
MoFPI is keen to build the food processing sector in India. It is focusing on building infrastructure, maintaining standard quality and providing all the assistance to propel the growth of the industry.
To bring the world-class technology and provide international platform, MoFPI is organising World Food India in New Delhi between November 3 and 5, 2017.
World Food India intends to establish global linkages and facilitate foreign investment in India’s food retail market, which services the needs and rising aspirations of the country’s 1.3 billion consumers.
World Food India aims to provide opportunities for both investment and trade in the food processing sector for leading Indian and international companies.
Encompassing the entire food spectrum from production to consumption, World Food India is looking at creating a better sourcing environment, thereby enabling higher returns for farmers, creating employment and fostering entrepreneurship.
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