Basmati rice genuine or fake, now instantly detectable, new standards set by FSSAI

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Now adulterers will not be able to adulterate basmati rice. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken strict steps to ensure the trade and practices of Basmati rice. According to information, FSSAI has adulterated For the first time in resistance efforts Basmati rice Comprehensive standards have been issued for its identification Basmati rice should have natural aroma characteristics and should not contain any artificial colors, polishing agents and artificial fragrances. These announced standards will be effective from August this year

For the first time in the country, FSSAI has clearly set detection standards for basmati rice, the health ministry said in a statement. Basmati rice includes brown basmati rice, milled basmati rice, unseasonal brown basmati rice and milled unseasonal basmati rice. FSSAI issued these standards through the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) First Amendment Regulations, 2023, notified in the Gazette of India.

The natural aroma of basmati rice is its specialty

According to this standard, basmati rice should have the natural aroma characteristic of basmati rice and should be free from artificial colors, polishing agents and artificial fragrances, the statement said. These standards also specify various identification and quality parameters for basmati rice, such as average grain size and elongation after cooking.

Protecting the interests of consumers worldwide

These norms also talk about maximum grain moisture limits, uric acid, presence of defective/damaged grains and other non-basmati rice etc. The Ministry said, the purpose of fixing these standards is to establish proper operations in basmati rice business and protect the interests of consumers at the domestic and global levels.

Prohibited to send out of country

Let us tell you that last month it was reported that despite the ban on export shipments, India’s aromatic basmati and non-basmati rice exports rose by 7.37 percent to 126.97 lakh tonnes in the first seven months of the current financial year (April-October). Year.. This information is known in the industry sector statistics. This export was 118.25 lakh tonnes during the same period of last financial year. This growth is seen at that time as the demand for Indian rice continues, said industry insiders. Although there was a ban on the export of some varieties of rice in the country. As the production of rice decreased, the government imposed a ban on some varieties of rice to be sent out of the country to control the price.