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The document discusses food standards and adulteration. It defines food adulteration as adding unauthorized substances to food or removing ingredients. There are two types of adulteration: intentional for profit and incidental due to lack of care. International food standards are set by Codex Alimentarius to protect consumers, educate them, and facilitate trade. Codex standards cover many food categories and factors like processing, hygiene, and labeling. India's food standards are formulated along Codex lines and include compulsory standards under acts like PFA and voluntary standards like AGMARK and BIS.
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- 1. Food Standards Dr. Mrs.Vandana Mahajani
- 2. What is foodadulteration? The addition of non permitted foreign matter to food or the removal of certain ingredients from food is called food adulteration Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 3. Types of foodadulteration Intentional food adulteration It is a purposeful act done by adulterator who intends to earn huge profits. Eg. Use of excess water, colour etc. Incidental adulteration Happens due to lack of knowledge, carelessness, or lack of facilities. Eg pesticides, germ infestation etc. Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 4. What is foodquality? It is defined as that which makes a thing what it is, its nature, kind, property, status, grade of goodness and excellence Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 5. What are foodstandards? Food standards are something that are set up by experts or an authority for measuring quantity, weight, extent, value and quality of a substance Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 6. International food standards CodexAlimentarius commission is the principle organisation of the worldwide food standards programm set by FAO and WHO. Food and Agriculture Organisation. World health Organisation Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 7. Purpose of CodexAlimentarius To present internationally accepted food standards in a uniform manner To protect consumers health To educate consumers To assist harmonisation To make international trade easy. Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 8. Scope of CodexAlimentarius It includes standards for all categories of foods, processed, semi processed or raw for distribution to the consumer It also covers factors like materials used in food processing, food hygiene, food additives, pesticide residues, labelling and presentation methods of analysis and sampling Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 9. Food standards inIndia They are formulated along the lines of codex alimentarius. 1. Compulsory standards 2. Voluntary standards Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 10. Compulsory standards The preventionof food adulteration act(PFA) 1955 Essential commodities act 1954. Various orders fall under this : Fruit Products Order (FPO) regulated by Ministry of food processing Industries Meat Products Order (MPO) 1973 regulated by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 11. Milk and MilkProducts Order 1992: cover the sale , purchase and distribution of milk and milk products Solvent extracted oils, flour control order, vegetable products order 1976. the license is granted by the Ministry of Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution . It controls the market price of Vanaspati.(dalda) Standard on weights and measures 1977. it is compulsory to declare the weight of the Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 12. Voluntary standards AGMARK. Agricultureproduce grading and marketing act 1937. The Director of Marketing and Inspection grades commodities as 1234 meaning special, good ,fair and ordinary. The “Agmark” label is an assurance of quality. It also helps settle disputes between buyers and sellers. Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 13. Bureau of IndianStandards(BIS). Indian Standards Institute (ISI) is responsible for laying BIS. These standards are evolved after chemical, biological and physical assessment of the product to be marketed. Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 14. Misbranding Food is misbrandedif 1 Label is false or misleading 2 Food is sold under another name 3 limitations are not clearly indicated 4 Size of the container is misleading 5 Statement of weights and measures is wrong 6 Packaging details are not given 7 Fails to list nutrient information 8 It fails to list artificial flavouring, colouring and preservatives Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani
- 15. Precautions and measures Buyonly from authorized shops Avoid eating on road side shops Processed foods must have a quality mark Check manufacturing and expiry date Ask for bill and details Keep detergents and drugs in separate cupboards Dr. Mrs. Vandana Mahajani