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FSSAI Millet Standard

February 28 , 2023 629 days 447 0
  • The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has specified a comprehensive group standard for millets vide Food Safety and Standards, Second Amendment Regulations, 2023.
  • This will be enforced from September 1 onwards.
  • Currently, individual standards for only a few are prescribed in the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.
  • The FSSAI has now framed a comprehensive group standard for 15 types of millets.
  • They specifying 8 quality parameters like maximum limits for moisture content, uric acid content, extraneous matter, other edible grains, defects, weevilled grains, and immature and shrivelled grains.

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