FSSAI notifies comprehensive group standards for millets

Subject : Polity

Section: National body

Concept :

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified a comprehensive group standard for millets w.e.f. 1st September 2023.
It has notified Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2023.

About :

Currently, individual standards for only a few millets like Sorghum (Jowar), whole and decorticated Pearl Millet grain (Bajra), Finger Millet (Ragi) and Amaranth are prescribed by FSSAI in 2011.
FSSAI has now framed a comprehensive group standard for 15 types of millets specifying 8 quality parameters e., maximum limits for moisture content, uric acid content, extraneous matter, other edible grains, defects, weevilled grains, and immature and shrivelled grains, so as to ensure availability of good quality (standardized) millets in domestic and global markets.
The group standard is applicable to the following millets.:
- Amaranthus (Chaulai or Rajgira)
- Barnyard Millet ((Samakechawal or Sanwa or Jhangora)
- Brown top (Korale)
- Buckwheat (Kuttu)
- Crab finger (Sikiya)
- Finger Millet (Ragi or Mandua)
- Fonio (Acha)
- Foxtail Millet (Kangni or Kakun)
- Job’s tears (Adlay)
- Kodo Millet (Kodo)
- Little Millet (Kutki)
- Pearl Millet (Bajra)
- Proso Millet (Cheena)
- Sorghum (Jowar)
- Teff (Lovegrass)

For further notes on Millets , refer – https://optimizeias.com/millets-3/