Refresher course on bio-process technology begins

Karnal, January 16

A 21-day refresher course on ‘Emerging Trends of Bio-process Technology in Dairy and Food Processing’ was inaugurated at ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute here.

Various topics, including application of bio-process technology in functional food developments, evaluation of bioactivity and efficacy of functional foods, development of edible, biodegradable and smart packaging, formulation of sensor for detection of contaminants and pathogens would be covered during the course.

Bioprocess is being considered as a process and it deals with the design and development of equipment and processes for the manufacturing of products food, feed, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals from biological materials like bacteria, enzymes to obtain desired dairy products.

ICAR-NDRI former joint director Dr GR Patil was the chief guest on this occasion. He said that bioprocess technology was commonly used in dairy and food processing in fermentations and also focused on the applications of bioprocess technology in preparation of enzymes and other metabolites for development of novel ingredients for functional foods formulations and bio-preservations of dairy products.

Further, he said bio-process technology can be applied in novel packaging material formulations like development of edible and biodegradable packaging and development of sensor to observe food quality and detection of pathogens. — TNS