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FOOD ADDITIVES

Food additives play a vital role in today's bountiful and nutritious food supply. They allow our growing urban population to enjoy a variety of safe, wholesome and tasty foods year-round.
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DRUG RESIDUES (VETERINARY) IN FOOD

Veterinary drugs are used in specific cases in stock farming and also as ingredients of animal feed. The main purpose of these substances is to promote growth and performance during fattening or to prevent disease.
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MICRONUTRIENTS

For centuries it had been known that certain diseases were related to diet: scurvy could be prevented by eating fruit, night blindness could be treated with liver and pellagra was associated with spoiled corn. For more detail press here

HALAL FOOD

Halal food means food permitted under the Islamic Law. The term halal may be used for foods which are considered lawful.
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VITAMINS

Vitamins are organic molecules that are necessary for normal metabolism in animals, but either are not synthesized in the body or are synthesized in inadequate quantities. Consequently, vitamins must be obtained from the diet. Most vitamins function as coenzymes or cofactors. Deficiency states are recognized for all vitamins, and in many cases, excessive intake also leads to disease.For more detail press here

PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD

Globally, some 2.5 million tons of pesticides are applied annually — most targeted at agricultural crops!!!For more detail press here

MINERAL

Minerals are elements that originate in the Earth and cannot be made by living systems. Plants obtain minerals from the soil, and most of the minerals in our diets come from directly from plants or indirectly from animal sources. Minerals may also be present in the water we drink, but this varies with geographic locale. Minerals from plant sources may also vary from place to place, because soil mineral content varies geographically. For more detail press here

PRESERVATIVE

A preservative is a natural or synthetic chemical that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples and etc to retard spoilage whether from microbial growth or undesirable chemical changes.For more detail press here

NUTRITION FACTS

The nutritional facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and various other slight variations) is required on most pre-packaged foods in North America, United Kingdom and other countries. .For more detail press here

SHELF LIFE/STABILITY STUDY

Shelf life is the length of time that food, drink, medicine and other perishable items are given before they are considered unsuitable for sale or consumption. In some regions, a "best before", "use by" or "freshness date" is required on packaged perishable foods. . .For more detail press here

Research and Development Project

CONSOLAB has the facilities and scientific expertise required to perform not only routine tests for regulatory compliance, but also the new methodologies development, and to evaluate a new or modified chemical product or formulation to help its clients achieve and maintain a competitive edge. We custom-design experiments and interpret results based on the custom’s requirements. . .For more detail press here

GENETICS MODIFIED ORGANISMS

The term GM foods or GMOs (genetically-modified organisms) is most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques. These plants have been modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits such as increased resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content. The enhancement of desired traits has traditionally been undertaken through breeding, but conventional plant breeding methods can be very time consuming and are often not very accurate. .For more detail press here

Free Sales Certificate

Exported foodstuff requires of the Ministry of Health registration, and is subject to a certificate of free sale.  They must be accompanied by a free sale certificate and evidence of good manufacturing practice. .For more detail press here

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