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CSIR-NIIST, Tata Consumer Products to establish food fortification centre

CSIR-NIIST and Tata Consumer Products are joining together to create a new food research centre.

The centre will be in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

It will study ways to add useful nutrients to everyday foods.

These foods may include grains, salt, milk and cooking oils.

Researchers will also work on protein-rich and specialised nutrition products.

The centre will test whether new food ideas are safe, stable and useful.

It will train students, researchers and industry workers.

The goal is to help develop better nutrition and food-quality solutions in India.

Key facts

Centre name: Centre of Excellence for Food Fortification Innovation, Research and Training (CEFIRT)
Partners: CSIR-NIIST and Tata Consumer Products Ltd
Location: CSIR-NIIST Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Hub, Bio 360 Life Sciences Park, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram
Agreement: Memorandum of Understanding exchanged during the 85th CSIR Foundation Day celebrations
Research areas: Fortification of grains, salt, milk and edible oils, plus protein-enriched, functional and specialised nutrition products
Activities: Collaborative research, analytical testing, validation, scale-up, technology transfer, commercialisation and training
Stated goal: Develop scientifically validated solutions supporting nutrition security, food quality and food security

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