31
Oct
In most of the EU, “probiotic” is treated as an unauthorised health claim; in the US, the benefit statement is what is regulated. What each market lets you put on the label, and how to...
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29
Oct
India’s nutraceutical rules sit in two texts: the notified 2016 Regulations and a 2022 draft applied by direction. The category, RDA limits, overage caps and label rules that shape a gummy supplement, with primary FSSAI...
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28
Oct
Who must register with FDA, how FURLS, the UFI and U.S. agent rules work, why there is no FDA fee, and what the 1 October–31 December 2026 renewal window means for a US food launch....
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28
Oct
How to choose food packaging materials for shelf life in India: what OTR and WVTR mean, how EVOH, PVDC, coatings and foil compare, a worked oxygen-limit calculation, and the FSSAI and EPR rules that apply....
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26
Oct
Multiplying a recipe fixes the weights, not the process. A worked 5 kg to 200 kg tomato-onion sauce example shows how to scale up a recipe: percentage formula, evaporation and yield, heat-up time, agitator speed...
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24
Oct
Does your product need FSSAI product approval? How to tell proprietary from non-specified food, what the Form I dossier needs, and what the 2025–26 charter says on fees and timelines....
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23
Oct
A food’s pH, fat content and serving temperature decide the simulant and the worst-case time and temperature its packaging is tested at. How GCC migration test conditions are set, and what formulation can change....
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23
Oct
Accelerated shelf-life testing gives a fast estimate; real-time testing gives the evidence behind the date. How each works, where Arrhenius extrapolation fails, and what drives study time and cost....
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21
Oct
No GCC instrument reviewed sets a PFAS limit for food-contact paper, but GSO 2231, GSO 839 and UAE and Saudi conformity rules still apply. Here is what to ask suppliers for, how the EU limits...
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21
Oct
GCC rules name probiotics in food supplements and milk products, but postbiotics have no published definition or claims route. Part 2 of our probiotics series compares claims, cost drivers and consumer perception for ambient functional...
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