The present study was carried out at the Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode and ICAR - Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi to develop retort processed traditional Kerala chicken curry and to evaluate its microbial quality....

In India, the dairy sector is an important component in rural livelihoods. To enhance production of milk, a crossbreeding strategy with exotic breeds was introduced in India in the 1960s. The unintended side effect of this strategy was a high incidence of diseases in cross-bred animals and...

Street food vending units are on a rise in the country as they offer less expensive and a variety of delicacies to the consumer. It also supports the economy of the country as street foods are gathering a lot of attention through food tourism as well. On the other hand, a large number of population ...

Milk quality and safety is the biggest concern of the Indians' dairy industry. Although milk contamination can occur at any stage of the milk value chain but farm contamination is supposed to be the major culprit. The present study investigated the perception and practices of dairy farmers about...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the physico-chemical characteristics including Adulteration and Microbiological quality of cow raw milk collected from four different places of ASSI region in Varanasi. Samples were analysed to know the chemical composition, the results showed that the...

An online survey was distributed to consumers in nine countries in order to investigate their perceptions related to causers of food safety risks, types of food associated with food-borne illnesses and the role of actors in the food supply chain. A total of 2723 respondents have participated in the ...

The present study was carried out for quality and safety assessment of buffalo milk collected from five different areas of Mathura city viz. Holigate (H), Sadar (S), Aurangabad (A), Chungi (A) and Township (T). The milk samples were collected from dairy shops, vendors and milk producers and...

Background: Practicing hygiene and sanitation play an important part in maintaining health. Health can be defines as state of physical, mental and social wellbeing of an individual, and as a resource for living a full life. It refers to not only the absence of disease, but the ability to recover...

The study was performed to assess the microbiological quality of street food sold around the Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Eighty samples of different street foods including Lassi, Rabri, Kulfi, Rasmalai were collected from different areas of the Ramnagar region and the microbial quality and...

Lal peda is a traditional dairy-based sweet, popular in the Indian subcontinent, but it has a poor shelf life. The lal peda samples were packed in polyethylene bags filled with 3 different gaseous compositions (Air, 70% N₂: 30% CO₂ and 98% N₂) and stored at 10°C. The shelf life was evaluated on the ...