A Study on Food Labelling Methods Followed by Food Processing Industries Manufacturing Ready to Eat Extruded Snacks

Food makes every living organism to survive of all the fittest by necessitating the growth, nourishment and to defend against the diseases. Advanced food processing techniques has altered the nurturing pattern of the modern man. The steady inclination is observed towards the usage of RTE foods especially snacks. Food label acts as mirror of the quality for the processed food available from food industry. The study on food labelling methods of RTE extruded snacks industries showed that each product had unique brand name. From the collected food labels only one well organised industry got license from FSSA during study period.