On June 7th 2021 ,FSSAI observed the World Food Safety Day on the theme-‘Safe Food Today for a Healthy Tomorrow’. FSSAI has launched a new food testing equipment – Precision Iodine Value Analyzer (PIVA) during the occasion. This kit was developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) along with the Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIO), to measure the Iodine Value (degree of unsaturation) in edible oils and fats in a faster, better, and cheaper way. This testing kit will be a newest addition to the 65 rapid food testing kits that has been approved by the Food Authority. At present, PIVA has been calibrated and tested for Coconut, Sunflower, Mustard, Palm, Rice Bran,Soyabean, Groundnut, Olive Oil and Ghee.
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