Product Category
Category 1: Soft Drinks:
India is a huge market for soft drinks, there are many players in this field like Pepsi, coke and many regional and local brands. There are many legal provisions which effects the decision of product manager.
Rules was formed by Indian Standards Institution on 30 November 1970, after the draft finalized by the Food Hygiene, Sampling and Analysis Sectional Committee had been approved by the Agricultural and Food Products Division Council.
This code has been prepared keeping in view that unless the factory producing the food is governed by a strict hygienic code in respect of layout, plant and personnel, the quality of the food produced cannot be considered as safe.
This code is being issued in order to determine whether the facilities, methods, practices and controls used in the manufacturing of soft drinks are in conformity with good manufacturing practices. It is necessary to ensure that soft drink for human consumption is safe and has been prepared, packed and stored under hygienic conditions.
Bottle Washing— All bottles shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized immediately before filling. In large units, this may be accomplished by means of automatic mechanical washing machines having arrangements for pre-rinse caustic jet and soaking or both, and final rinse. In small units the bottle washer should have arrangements for pre-rinse, soaking tank and final rinse.
All the bottles shall be exposed to a minimum of 3 percent alkali solution of which not less than 60 percent is caustic (sodium hydroxide), for a period of not less than 5 minutes at a temperature of not less than 55°C, The water used for final rinse shall be of potable quality; otherwise it shall be chlorinated and shall have 0.5 to 1.0 ppm residual chlorine. The residual chlorine shall be determined by the colour comparison method using o-tolidine solution. After the final rinse, it shall be ensured that the bottles are free from any caustic residue; it can be detected by
India is a huge market for soft drinks, there are many players in this field like Pepsi, coke and many regional and local brands. There are many legal provisions which effects the decision of product manager.
Rules was formed by Indian Standards Institution on 30 November 1970, after the draft finalized by the Food Hygiene, Sampling and Analysis Sectional Committee had been approved by the Agricultural and Food Products Division Council.
This code has been prepared keeping in view that unless the factory producing the food is governed by a strict hygienic code in respect of layout, plant and personnel, the quality of the food produced cannot be considered as safe.
This code is being issued in order to determine whether the facilities, methods, practices and controls used in the manufacturing of soft drinks are in conformity with good manufacturing practices. It is necessary to ensure that soft drink for human consumption is safe and has been prepared, packed and stored under hygienic conditions.
Bottle Washing— All bottles shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized immediately before filling. In large units, this may be accomplished by means of automatic mechanical washing machines having arrangements for pre-rinse caustic jet and soaking or both, and final rinse. In small units the bottle washer should have arrangements for pre-rinse, soaking tank and final rinse.
All the bottles shall be exposed to a minimum of 3 percent alkali solution of which not less than 60 percent is caustic (sodium hydroxide), for a period of not less than 5 minutes at a temperature of not less than 55°C, The water used for final rinse shall be of potable quality; otherwise it shall be chlorinated and shall have 0.5 to 1.0 ppm residual chlorine. The residual chlorine shall be determined by the colour comparison method using o-tolidine solution. After the final rinse, it shall be ensured that the bottles are free from any caustic residue; it can be detected by