The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution vide its notification dated 10th March 2022 has published seven Indian Standards for soy products and is in the process of developing new Indian Standards for soy products covering new products.
The use of soya bean is getting acceptance in the form of textured vegetable protein (popularly known as soy badi or soy nuggets), Soy milk, Tofu, soy dahi, etc. In order to maintain the quality and safety of these soy products, physical, chemical, and microbiological parameters and their test methods are standardized. Implementation and certification of the Indian standards on soy products will aid in integrating soy products into the Indian diet.
Thus, enhanced quality and safety of the soy products will benefit the producer by commanding better prices and the end consumers will receive safe products enhancing the overall public health.
