THE LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009 Units of weights and measures to be based on metric system.—Every unit of weight or measure shall be in accordance with the metric system based on the international system of units Base unit of

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Alcoholic beverage means a beverage or a liquor or a brew containing more than 0.5 per cent Wine                                                                  Beer                                                      Labeling Requirements

Ingredient means any substance, including a food additive used in the manufacture or preparation of food and present in the final product, possibly in a modified form Industrial trans fatty acids means all the geometrical isomers of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated

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Annex to CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 3 (1997) Introduction The first section of this document sets out the principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The second section provides general guidance

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What is Accreditation:- In India NABL is the accreditation agency for Testing laboratory in various fields, like Food, Forensic, Medical, Proficiency testing services etc. NABL give the Accreditation based on the ISO/IEC 17025:2017. It is an international standard, general requirement

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Labeling Requirements: Calculation of Nutrients: Declaration regarding Veg or Non veg. FSSAI logo and license number.- Fortified food and organic food shall be marked with the logo as specified in schedule II of these regulations. Exemptions from certain labeling requirements:

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Sub-standard Food (Section 3 (zx)): Sub-standard” an article of food shall be deemed to be sub-standard if it does not meet the specified standards but not so as to render the article of food unsafe Unsafe food (Section 3 (zz))

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Boiling The process of heating milk continuously to bring it to boil at atmospheric pressure Pasteurization A microbicidal heat treatment aimed at reducing the number of any pathogenic micro organisms in milk and liquid milk products, if present, to a

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