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BCIC’s Nov 7 seminar on FSSAI to help F&B players navigate regulations
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Friday, 31 October, 2014, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Bengaluru
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fiogf49gjkf0d Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) would organise a seminar, titled ‘FSSAI 2014: Navigating the Dynamic Regulatory Landscape’ on November 7, 2014 at Hotel Le Meridian, Bengaluru.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) priorities are to lay down science-based standards for food products and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure the availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.
“The seminar is intended to educate the participants on how the FSSAI has been implemented, explore the changes experienced by the industry and seek resolutions to the bottlenecks in implementing the law,” said T S Sampath Kumar, secretary general, BCIC.
“There is an urgent need for an clarification on certain clauses of the new Act. In this endeavour, we have invited leading industry and government experts to provide the much-needed clarity and assist the industry to effectively traverse the regulatory landscape,” he added.
“Although the Food Safety and Standards Regulations (FSSR), 2011, have been designed to keep up with the changing needs, confusion has persisted, throwing up several challenges for the industry. There are serious doubts on licencing, product approvals, labelling, export implications and key amendments,” Kumar informed.
The seminar would addressed by industry and government representatives, including Varun Berry, managing director, Britannia Industries (who would provide a business perspective on the regulatory landscape), and P S Vastrad, health and family welfare commissioner, Karnataka.
A technical session would be moderated by Murali Ganesan, chairman, expert committee on agro and food processing, BCIC.
Vijay Sardana, past director, Confederation of Indian Food Trade and Industry (CIFTI), and Cynthia Joseph, business relations, Equinox Labs, would speak about the implications of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006, and FSSR, 2011, on the food and beverage sector. The latter would also provide an understanding of FSSR, 2011’s Schedule IV guidelines.
Dr Sattigeri, former director, Central Food Laboratory, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, would provide an introduction to Codex and the alignment strategy with FSSAI.
There would be a presentation on product approval by Sunil Adsule, director, regulatory affairs, Coca-Cola India Inc.
Dr M Kannan, deputy director, FSSAI, Chennai, would speak on the labelling requirements and issues on import.
Sachin Achintalwar, senior manager, regulatory affairs, AB Mauri, would provide an introduction to global regulations.
BCIC stated that policy-makers, enforcement authorities, food safety officers, food technologists, food importers and exporters, representatives of the hotel and catering segments and food consultants would be required to attend the seminar.
“Participants would benefit from the insights of the new Regulations, enabling them to capitalise on the opportunities in agro food processing,” said Sampath Kumar.
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