Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Safe Food”
Organic farming is a form of sustainable agriculture which doesn’t require pesticides or other chemicals in the crops production and processing. Organic agriculture is practiced across 172 countries with 2.2 billion farmers managing 50.9 billion hectares of organic land worldwide globally. In India, it is 11.8 million acres of land under organ, c certification. An eco-friendly method, organic farming emphasizes …
Genetically Modified Organism (GMO), the term itself gives jitters to many naturalists especially when it comes to human consumption. The scientists and food producers find it important from to feed the growing world population. While they strive to improvise the genetic traits, crop resistance, nutrition profiles; the opposition continues to grow too! The general consumers mostly remain unaware of the …
When a superior vision is accompanied by diligent experiments based on scientific principals and their understanding, technologies are developed which solve the problems of the world that we live in. However, all technologies that have been developed so far have not been adopted, and many have failed to make an impact in a way they were perceived to. This has …
A genetically modified organism, or GMO, is an organism that has had its DNA altered or modified through techniques of modern biotechnology. According to FAO ( The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization) :”Genetically engineered/modified organisms, and products thereof, are produced through techniques in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by …
There is no guarantee of purity in the food that we consume today- whether it is cooked, frozen or a packaged food. From pesticides to artificial colors, there are many toxins to which the food gets expose to right from the beginning i.e. sowing to harvesting to storage or supply chain. Added sugar, artificial colors, and essence may …
Good food leads to good mood. It’s true! Food is important for survival but contaminated food can imbalance your health and lifestyle. Who doesn’t like to have tasty golgappas or tikia from the street. But how can you be sure of its quality and hygiene? Street food is popular everywhere as it is cheaper and served fresh. But as …
The trends of eating out are all time high in India and the F&B is one of the fastest growing segments. New cafes and restaurants keep opening up in all the nooks and corners. We all get impressed by the beautiful decor, ambiance, well-dressed staff and variety of food on the menu. Next thing is about the taste that …
Agro-industry has seen a drastic change from the last few decades with the green revolution. While it has been a boon for economic independence and feeding the Nation’s population, the downsides of artificial seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides abuse continue with a growing concern for sustainability. Use of pesticides became rampant over last few decades. It is intoxicating food, …
Colors make food attractive and essences heighten our temptation to consume it. Food industry revolves around making newer choices and adding more temptations through sight, flavors and fragrances. But what goes beyond the looks, taste and smell is the safety for it. We are often not informed of the permissible colors, essences etc. We have to rely on the “word …
What we eat was always important from nutritional perspective. But today unfortunately before the nutritional value, our concern comes for ‘food safety”. In developed countries if we demand GMO labels; in developing ones we just live hoping that what we eat is safe! There is no assurance. For the same reasons some of the well-educated, high salaried corporate professionals shifted …
