India's food regulator, Food Safety and Standard Authority of
India (FSSAI) has issued alert over Gelatin —derived from collagen
obtained from various animal by-products — after the US banned them for
being contaminated with microbes.
“We are keeping a check on the Gelatin which has been refused by the US and is being brought back by the importers in India. We have asked our officials to test safety aspects of Gelatin consignments before they are allowed to be sold here,” FSSAI CEO SN Mohanty told The Pioneer.
The move follows after the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) claimed that samples of many Indians produced bulk Gelatin and raw products were found positive for bacteria 'clostridium difficile'. It said that though the contamination rate was low, the microbial species can pose serious health threat to the vulnerable patients and that the products are unfit for consumption.
Calling it a serious matter, Mohanty said that State food commissioners have been told to ensure that such items do not get mixed into the food chain in the country.“We are also keeping in touch with the Export Inspection Council to find out the quantity of the Gelatin being exported in the past few months to the US. Contamination can happen on the way to the shipment also,” he added. He said an advisory in this regard was issued on November 20
As a precautionary step, the FSSAI officials have also been asked to check the samples of the gelatin wherever it is stored for selling or export purpose, said its director Dhir Singh. Gelatin is commonly used as a gelling agent in food and pharmaceuticals besides in photography, and cosmetic manufacturing.
“We are keeping a check on the Gelatin which has been refused by the US and is being brought back by the importers in India. We have asked our officials to test safety aspects of Gelatin consignments before they are allowed to be sold here,” FSSAI CEO SN Mohanty told The Pioneer.
The move follows after the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) claimed that samples of many Indians produced bulk Gelatin and raw products were found positive for bacteria 'clostridium difficile'. It said that though the contamination rate was low, the microbial species can pose serious health threat to the vulnerable patients and that the products are unfit for consumption.
Calling it a serious matter, Mohanty said that State food commissioners have been told to ensure that such items do not get mixed into the food chain in the country.“We are also keeping in touch with the Export Inspection Council to find out the quantity of the Gelatin being exported in the past few months to the US. Contamination can happen on the way to the shipment also,” he added. He said an advisory in this regard was issued on November 20
As a precautionary step, the FSSAI officials have also been asked to check the samples of the gelatin wherever it is stored for selling or export purpose, said its director Dhir Singh. Gelatin is commonly used as a gelling agent in food and pharmaceuticals besides in photography, and cosmetic manufacturing.
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