5 Days National Workshop on Rapid Detection of Food Adulterants

5 Days National Workshop on Rapid Detection of Food Adulterants

About the workshop

Food safety has become a great cause of concern for all. The FAO on the occasion of World Food Safety Day, has said, “If it isn’t safe, it isn’t food.” Unsafe food is a constant threat to consumer health and create hurdles to achieving food security for consumers. Recently, food adulteration has assumed serious proportions leading to health hazards. From milk and milk products, fats and oils, raw fruits and vegetables, cereals or spices every single item is adulterated with inferior quality ingredients, harmful chemicals or misbranded to cheat the consumers and earn economic gain. Therefore, prevention is the key. Imparting information regarding simple methods of identifying adulterants at home and empowering them regarding the food laws and consumer rights can go a long way in protecting consumer health. Promoting a cadre of well informed consumers who shop and prepare food is important to creating consumer demand for safe, nutritious food under the Eat Safe initiative of FSSAI.

Program Schedule

Venue: BCAS, Dwarka

Feb 21 – 25, 2022
Hybrid Mode
(Offline as well as Online Platform- Zoom)

Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. All Days

Inaugural Session

Feb 21, 2022
Welcome Address : Prof. (Dr.) Avneesh Mittal – Acting Principal, BCAS
Inaugural Address: Prof. (Dr.) Balaram Pani – Dean of Colleges, University of Delhi
Keynote Address: Ms. Suneeti Toteja – Scientist E & Head Food and Agriculture Department, BIS
Live Demonstration of Rapid Test for detecting Adulterants in food products
Vote of Thanks: Prof. (Dr.) Eram S. Rao – Convener

Feb 22, 2022
Milk and Milk Products: Dr. Surendranath Battula – Member, Scientific Panel Milk & Milk Products, FSSAI
Live Demonstration of Rapid Test for detecting Adulterants in Milk and Milk products

Feb 23, 2022
Cereals, Pulses, Legumes: Prof (Dr.) Anita Malhotra – Member, Scientific Panel
Cereals, Pulses & Legumes, FSSAI
Live Demonstration of Rapid Test for detecting Adulterants in Cereals, Pulses & Legumes

Feb 24, 2022
Fats and Oils: Dr. Prabodh Halde – Head Regulatory, Marico Industries
Live Demonstration of Rapid Test for detecting Adulterants in Fats and oils

Feb 25, 2022
Fruits and Vegetables:  Mr. Krishna Kumar Joshi
Spices and Condiments Head Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, ITC – Foods Division
Live Demonstration of Rapid Test for detecting Adulterants in Fruits, Vegetables, Spices and Condiments
Valedictory Function

Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences is a constituent college of University of Delhi with “A” grade accreditation by NAAC and has been awarded the distinguished “Star College Status” by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Ministry of Science and Technology GoI. The college has also been ranked 32 by MHRD-NIRF 2021. The motto of the college ‘Gyan Vigyan Sanghitam’ is the guiding force in accomplishing its mission of promoting holistic education to students. In its pursuit of academic excellence, the college fosters an ecosystem which enables the students to experience an unparalleled educational journey that is intellectually, socially, and personally stimulating. The faculty encourages a spirit of enquiry, innovation and experimentation. In addition to the curriculum, the students are regularly given hands on training through virtual internships, training workshops, projects, as well as collaborations with other institutions and industries to make them industry ready. For more information, please visit https://bcas.du.ac.in/

Students and faculty of Food Science and Technology, Food and Nutrition, Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Food enthusiast and all Health conscious consumers.

There is no assessment. Certificate of completion will be provided.