Food testing laboratory project has been approved by Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries to the department of food science and technology of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU) Bathinda with grant-in-aid of Rs. 2.53 crore. With it the MRSPTU will soon start testing nutritional value and adulteration of food items at its campus. Food testing laboratory mechanism is expected to boost the food processing sector in the state, which would benefit various stakeholders, farmers, industry, producers and consumers, small and medium enterprises in the business of food products in the region. The objective of this project is to provide safe nutritious diet. MRSPTU has started the process of establishing state of the art Food Testing laboratory at its Food Science and Technology department. Kawaljit Singh Sandhu, Head, Department of Food Science and Technology told that University got prestigious projects after tough competitions with the top institutions of the country At the lab pesticides, toxic heavy metals, nutritional elements, anti-oxidants, vitamins, amino acids will be detected in raw as well as processed foods. MRSPTU Vice Chancellor Prof. Mohan Paul Singh Ishar said that as Punjab is the food bowl of India and the biggest contributor of food grains to central pool, the potential for food processing here is enormous.
Source: Times of India
