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Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) organized a Seminar on 'Innovative Food Industry- Responsibly Catering to the Nutritional and Economic Progress in India' held on 30th May 2025 at Kohinoor Continental, Mumbai.
- Session 1: Food Processing Promotes Nutrition & Health:
- Behind the Label - Glimpse of Food Processing in India − Dr Sanjog Surve, Independent Consultant.
- The Role of Processed foods in Modern Diet: Bridging Convenience & Health − Mr Abhijit Shribas, Associate Director – R&D India Kellanova
- Complete Food a Myth, Balanced Diet a Sanity − Ms Naaznin Husein, Founder Director Freedom Wellness Management
- Session 2: Curbing Unhealthy Habits with Responsible Marketing
- Formulating to promote Nutrition: Cutting -Edge Ingredients and Processing Technologies − Ms Shilpa Wadhwa , Head- Nutrition,Health & Wellness, Nestlé India
- Innovation opportunities from increased Nutrition awareness − Dr. Sujatha Jayaraman, Vice President - R&D HUL Foods
- Responsible Marketing of Processed Foods – Creating a Positive Consumer Experience and building Trust based on True value − Ms Mili Bhattacharya, Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Coca-Cola India and South-west Asia
- Session 3 - Food Industry the Enabler from Farm to Form
- Soy as a Solution to Human Nutrition − Dr Nandita Iyer, Medical Doctor, Health and Lifestyle coach.
- Value creation in the food supply chain- A critical journey to alleviate poverty − Dr Bhoopendra Singh, Director, Supply Chain, Vista Processed Foods Pvt Ltd
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) organized a webinar on 'Bakery Innovation and Reformulation', which was held on 4th April 2025.
- Specialty Additives − Bakery & Confectionery Mr. Ganesh Devsarkar Senior Manager, Technical Sales, Fine Organic Industries Ltd.
- Maintaining Taste & Flavours while Reformulating Bakery Products − Mr. P. Krishna Kumar Former Executive Director - R&D at Modern Food Industries Ltd
- Biosolutions for Healthier Bakery Products − Ms. Suchitra Tripathy, Head of Technical Services, Food and Beverage Biosolutions at Novonesis, South Asia
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) organized a webinar on 'Healthy Oils for Happy Lives', which was held on 21st February 2025.
- Essential Fatty Acids and Associated Regulations for Fortification − Ms Meenu Yadav, Principal Manager, Technical Regulatory Affairs Marico Ltd.
- The Science and Art of Healthy Oils − Ms Mani Misra, Deputy Manager (Scientific regulatory affairs and nutrition) at Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd
- Perfect cooking oil for every need − Mr. Akshay Salgarkar, DGM - R&D Frigorifico Allana Private Limited
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) in collaboration with SNDT Pune organized a webinar as a part of NAA (Nutrition Awareness Activity) on 'Nourishing Healthier Tomorrow: The Role of nutrition in Modern Lifestyles' held on 31st January 2025.
- Role of Mindful Snacking in Modern Lifestyle and Nutrition − Ms. Nitika Vig, Nutrition Strategy and Comm Sr. Specialist Mondelēz International
- Plant-Based Protein − Ms Nupur Agarrwal, Manager of Nutrition Science, ITC Foods Division
- Balancing Nutrition in Modern Lifestyles: Trends, Challenges, and Everyday Solutions − Mr Swarn Singh, R&D Director - Kellanova South Asia
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) organized an Annual Seminar on 'Preserving Nutrients while Improving Taste' held on 18th October 2024 at Fairfield by Marriott Mumbai International Airport.
- Session 1: Current trends in Processed foods:
- The Science behind Dietary Supplements − Dr Palaniyamma Durairaj, Senior Manager - Clinical Affairs and Nutrition, Amway Global
- Role of protein in general well-being and specific nutritional requirements − Dr Veena J, Senior Manager, Scientific Affairs, at Herbalife India
- Role of processed foods in enhancing food and nutrition security − Mr Jitin Garg, India Lead, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd
- Processed Foods: Debunking Myths with Facts− Dr Sakshi Bhushan, Lead, Innovations, Diet & Health Capability and Advocacy Lead, South Asia, Hindustan Unilever Limited
- Session 2: Evolving Food Regulatory Landscape in India
- The Future of Regulatory and Emerging Trends in Food Safety − Dr Prabodh Halde, Head – Regulatory Affairs, Marico Limited
- Protein Supplements: Regulatory Overvie − Ms Kalpana Yadav, Regulatory Affairs, Herbalife
- Session 3- Processed Foods: Future Trends.
- Speciality Additives in Confectionery, Bakery, Oils/Fats: Trends and Applications’ Food Additives− Mr Ganesh Devsarkar, Senior Manager, Technical Sales, Fine Organics Industries Ltd
- Effect of Processing on the Nutritional Quality of Food− Dr Govindarajan, Chief Innovative Officer, Kapiva Ayurveda
- Hidden Hunger: Role of Fortified Foods − Ms. Nadiya Merchant, Associate Director – Nutrition, Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) in collaboration with Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore organized a webinar as a part of NAA (Nutrition Awareness Activity) on 'Building a Healthier Future: Smart & Affordable Nutrition' held on 14th August 2024
- Current trends in fortified foods & Beverages − Dr. Prashant Verma, Group lead- New Product Development Dabur India Pvt. Ltd
- Dairy throughout the life stages − Mr Mayank Kumar, Deputy General Manager- R&D Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.
- Hurdles in maintaining a balanced diet and the role of nutritional supplements − Dr Govindarajan, Chief Innovative Officer, Kapiva Ayurveda
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) in collaboration with Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) organized a webinar on 'NutriVerse- Navigating the Path to Holistic Nutrition' held on 26th July 2024.
- Role of a balanced diet in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and preventing Nutrient deficiencies − What’s in a diet? Dr. Anura Kurpad, Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Medical College & Research Institute
- Mindfulness while eating and making food choices − What is the malnutrition problem in the country?- Dr. Shally Awasthi, Vice Chancellor, Bodhisatva University, Barabanki (UP)
- Understanding food labels and serving sizes in packaged foods − Healthy gut for a healthy mind- Dr Sujatha Jayaraman, Head, R&D Foods and Beverages, Unilever South Asia
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) Organized a webinar on 'Role of a Balanced Diet and Controlled Portion' held on 21st June 2024.
- Role of a balanced diet in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and preventing Nutrient deficiencies − Dr. Rita Patil, Vice Principal MNWC SNDT.
- Mindfulness while eating and making food choices − Ms. Pei Gee Chew, Senior Manager, Nutrition Strategy & Communications, Mondelēz International
- Understanding food labels and serving sizes in packaged foods − Ms. Shipra Sehgal, Manager Scientific Affairs and Regulatory Affairs at Mondelēz International
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) Organized a webinar on 'Plant-based Proteins: The Canvas for Innovation' held on 17th May 2024.
- Plant-based Proteins: Health Advantages & Changes Needed to Incorporate in Today’s Diet − Dr. Shashank Bhalkar, Executive Director, PFNDAI.
- Plant-based protein: Challenges in plant-based proteins and how to overcome challenges in creating plant-based protein with solutions − Mr Indranil Chatterjee, Regional Product Line Manager – Business Unit Protein, IFF.
- Rising demand for high protein intake/ Better understanding of Plant-based foods − Ms. Ankita Singh, Category Sales Manager-Beverages, IFF.
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) Organized a Conference on ' TODAY’S FOODS: CONVENIENCE, SAFETY & HEALTH' of which session 2 was about 'Safety & Efficacy of Adjuncts to Food' held on 15th March 2024.
- Safety & Efficacy of Food Additives & Processing Aids − Dr. Govindarajan, Chief Innovation Officer, Kapiva Ayurveda.
- Supplements for Human Health: Validation of Benefits − Dr. Palaniyamma Durairaj-Senior Manager-Clinical Affairs & Nutrition, Amway Global Services India
- Role of Nutraceuticals in Chronic Systemic Inflammation − Dr. Atanu Haldar, Senior Director and Head of R&D and Regulatory Affairs, Herbalife.
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) Organized a Conference on ' TODAY’S FOODS: CONVENIENCE, SAFETY & HEALTH' of which session 1 was about 'Processed Foods: An Integral Part of our Diet' held on 16th February 2024.
- Contributions of Processed Foods in Providing Nutrition & Food Safety − Ms Meenu Yadav, Principal Manager-Technical Regulatory Affairs, Marico Limited
- Glycaemic Index and Diabetes Management − Dr Sesikeran, Chairman- Scientific Advisory Committee, Hon. Scientific Director- PFNDAI, Former Director, NIN (ICMR), Hyderabad
- Processed foods- their benefits and misconceptions − Dr N Ramasubramanian, Director of VR FoodTech
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) Organized a Webinar on ‘Cultivating Change: Exploring the Future of Plant-Based Foods’ which was sponsored by Prolicious, Marico, Kellogg's, and IFF.
- Plant protein: Insights and Trends − Ms. Nadiya Merchant, Head- Of Nutrition, Kellogg India
- Navigating the Plant-Based Lifestyle with High Protein Products − Ms Chandan Manroa, Head of Nutrition Prolicious
- Role of Soy Ingredients in the growing Acceptance of Plant-Based Food − Mr Indranil Chatterjee, Regional Product Line Manager - Business Unit Protein from IFF .
- The impact of plant-based diets on health and environment − Ms. Fatema Noorani, Senior Officer Nutrition - Foods R&D, Marico Limited
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) Organized a Webinar on ‘Maternal Health’ in collaboration with Hindustan Unilever Ltd. on the 13th of December 2023.
- Status of Women's Nutrition with Special Emphasis on Mothers − Dr Sesikeran Boindala, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Hon. Scientific Director, PFNDAI, Former Director, NIN, (ICMR)
- Need for nutrition education of Indian women − Ms Sheryl Salis, Founder and Director, of Nurture Health Solutions
- Maternal Nutrition: Nutrients of Importance and India Context − Dr Deepti Khanna, Lead, Claims and Clinical Management, Medical Affairs, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) Organized a Webinar on ‘Managing Diabetes through diet and nutrition’ in collaboration with Marico Ltd. on the 17th of November 2023.
- Nutrition Priorities in Type 2 Diabetes Management − Dr Jagmeet Madan, National President, IDA, Principal & Professor Dept. of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics, SVT College of Home Science, (Autonomous), SNDTWU, Mumbai
- Diabetes and Lifestyle Modification: Sustainable Behaviour Change − Dr Shashank Joshi, Diabetologist and endocrinologist at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai
- Oats Decoded: Uncovering the Lesser-Known Nutritional Facts − Ms Gayatri Dawda, Nutrition Expert at Marico Limited
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) Organized a Webinar on ‘Non-Caloric Sweeteners: Science, Safety & Use’ in collaboration with Coca-Cola India Pvt Ltd. on the 31st of October 2023.
- Clearing the myths around Non caloric sweeteners − Dr Mangesh Tiwaskar, Diabetologist, Mumbai.
- Science-Based Approach for Labelling of Sweeteners– Global vs Local Perspective − Ms Jie Ling Toe, Senior Regulatory Affairs Executive Food Industry Asia
- Hazard vs Risk - Role of Scientific Risk Assessment for Approval of Sweeteners − Dr Irina Dahms, Toxicology Expert The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta
PFNDAI organized a webinar on ‘Emerging Trends in Wheat Production and Utilization’ in collaboration with the Wheat Products Promoting Society (WPPS) on the 13th of October 2023. The webinar was sponsored by Marico.
- Recent Advances in the Development of Wheat Varieties for Better Health and Wellness − Dr Sewa Ram, Principal Scientist (Plant Biochemistry) and PI, Quality and Basic Sciences, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research
- Way forward to meeting the Food and Nutrition on the security of India by 2050- Role of wheat − Dr Arun K. Joshi, CIMMYT Asia Regional Representative and MD, BISA, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) & Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA)
- Value Addition Innovations in the Milling Industry − Mr B. S. Muralidhara, Senior General Manager, Buhler (India) Pvt Ltd.
- Wheat Quality and Functionality for Meeting the Requirements of the Emerging Diversified Bakery Product Needs − Mr V.S.S. Mani, Director of Operations, UNIBIC Foods
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India organized a webinar in collaboration with Marico to promote understanding of heart health as part of Marico's Heart Health Campaign for World Heart Day on September 29th, 2023.
- Mindful Eating for a Healthy Heart − Ms. Sheryl Salis, Founder & Director, Nurture Health Solutions
- The Role of Fats in Heart Health − Dr. Sesikeran B., Scientific Advisory Committee Hon. Scientific Director, PFNDAI, Former Director, NIN (ICMR)
- Marico's Campaign on Heart Health − Dr. Agatha Betsy, Manager-Nutrition Marico Limited
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India Organized a Regulatory Webinar on “Effectively Communicating with Proper Labelling & Making Claims Confidently” on 25th August 2023.
- Introduction: Purpose of Food Labelling Does Regulation Accomplish It? − Dr Jospeh I Lewis, Chairman, Regulatory Affairs Committee, PFNDAI
- Labelling and Display Regulations − Ms Meenu Yadav, Technical Regulatory Affairs Marico
- Front of the Pack (FOP) Labelling-Choice VS Direction − Mr Sunil Adsule, AVP Regulatory Affairs, Reliance Consumer Products Ltd and Ms Nidhi Agarwal, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Reliance Consumer Products Ltd
- How to Make Claims that Withstand Challenges − Dr. B. Sesikeran, Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee, Hon. Scientific Director, PFNDAI, Former Director, NIN, (ICMR)
PFNDAI organized a Nutrition Awareness Activity in Collaboration with SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand, Gujarat on 5th August 2023. The Activity theme was Health & Nutrition Through Milk & Dairy Products. The Sponsors of the event were Mother Dairy, Zydus Wellness & Nestle India.
- Indian Dairy Industry in Next Decade − Dr. Atanu Jana, Principal, SMC College of Dairy Science, Kamdhenu University, Anand, Gujarat
- Dairy Products & their benefits in Human Health − Ms. Shilpa Wadhwa, Head- Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Nestlé India
- How milk & VADP can improve Nutrition & Sensory of Food − Mr Prashant Bhat, Chief R&D Officer- Mother Dairy Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd
- Importance of Milk Proteins for a Healthy Lifestyle − Dr Shashi Pankaj, Senior Manager F&D, Zydus Wellness R&D
- Milk and Its Health benefit − Ms Shilpa Dhar, Scientist- Scientific Affairs and Research, Zydus Wellness R&D
Protein Foods and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) in Collaboration with ITC Limited organized a Webinar on “Digestive Health” on 29th May 2023.
- Key Note Address on the Digestive Health with Respect to Dietary Fibre − Dr. Shashank Joshi, EminentDiabetologist&Endocrinologist LilavatiHospital, Bandra, Mumbai
- ITC Consumer Study − Mr Vivek Ohri, SeniorBrand Manager- ITC Limited
Protein Foods and Nutrition Development Association of India held a webinar on Nutritious Grains for Health and Wellness in collaboration with SNDT College of Home Science, Pune on 18th March 2023. The webinar was sponsored by ITC Ltd, Prolicious, Kellogg’s, and Ingredion
- Nutritious Grains for Health and Wellness − Dr.B. Sesikeran ,Hon., ScientificDirector, PFNDAI, Ex-Director, NIN, Hyderabad
- New & TrendingProducts in a Millet Way − Mrs.Chandan Manroa, Head-Nutrition Prolicious
- Whole Grains-The Healthiest Ingredients − Ms.Nadiya Merchant, Associate Director –Nutrition Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd
- Maintaining Health & Taste by using Innovative Ingredients − Mr.Ayan Bhattacharya, BusinessDevelopment Manager (India) Ingredion
- Healthy Snacking − Dr.Dhruti Bal -NutritionLead, R & D Britannia Ind. Ltd
Protein Foods and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) is organized a Webinar on Micronutrient Fortification in collaboration with Hexagon Nutrition Ltd on 25th January 2023
- Micronutrient Deficiency in India: How Can We Make India Deficiency-Free − Dr. A. Laxmaiah Former Head, Community Studies, NIN (ICMR) Hyderabad
- Technical Considerations in Fortification of Milk & Milk Products − Ms. Mani Misra Corporate Nutritionist under Scientific & Regulatory Affairs at Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd
- Efforts of FSSAI in Food Staples Fortification − Mr. Arun Lal President – Corporate Affairs & Communications, Hexagon Nutrition Ltd
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India conducted the first ever Virtual Exhibition & Webinar on Future Outlook on Healthy Ingredients with Special Emphasis on Proteins under the “Food & Nutri Expo 2022” on 14th Dec 2022.
The sponsor for the event were Hindustan Unilever, Marico, Nestle India Ltd & Fine Organics Industries. There were 7 Exhibitors for the Virtual Exhibition – Vista Processed Foods, Hexagon Nutrition Ltd, Roquette India Pvt Ltd, SA Pharmachem Pvt Ltd, Prolicious, Sensient India Pvt Ltd & PFNDAI.There were 3 Informative sessions that were held under the Webinar & the sessions were sponsored by Amway, Marico & Zydus Wellness. The sessions were as follow
- Current Developments in Proteins
- Emergence of Health Foods, Supplements & Claims
- Dialogue Among Leaders on Nutri cereals & Proteins
- Importance of Proteins with Health Benefits of Plant Proteins − Dr Sesikeran Boindala, Former Director, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad & Hon. Scientific Director, PFNDAI
- Recent Perspectives on Quality of Proteins & Milk Products − Dr Shobha Udipi, Hon Director, Integrative Nutrition and Ayurceuticals, Medical Research Centre-Kasturba Health Society
- Developing Innovative High Protein Products − Dr Govindarajan R , Head R&D, Zydus Wellness
- Application of Proteins to Make Healthier Food Products − Dr. Vidya Sridhar Senior Manager, Food Designer,I&S Amway
- Validation of Health Benefits of Functional Foods prior to Making Health Claims − Dr Sudershan Rao, Dy Director (retd) National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
- Newer Systems of Healthy Rating of Food Products − Dr A Sivakumar, Head Regulatory, HUL
PFNDAI organized a Nutrition Awareness Activity in Collaboration with Internal Quality Assurance Cell of BCAS & Department of Food Technology, Bhasakaracharya College of Applied Sciences. The theme of the Activity was “BENEFITS OF COLOURS, FLAVOURS & OTHER INGREDIENTS FOR PREPARING HEALTHY FOOD PRODUCTS”. The Sponsors of the event were IFF, Keva Flavours, Ingredion & Sensient India Pvt Ltd.
- Use of Flavour Systems to Help Reduce Salt, Sugar & Fat from Food Products − Mr. Sachin Rathod, Flavourist, Keva Flavours Pvt Ltd
- Use of Natural Colours for Healthier Products − Dr Hormaz Patva Technical Director, Sensient India Private Limited
- Application of Flavours to Improve Undesirable Sensory Properties of Plant-Based Healthy Ingredients − Mr Vipul Kumar Mehra, Regional Product Manager- IFF
- Enhancing Texture and Nutrition of Plant Based Meat & Dairy Substitute − Mr Ayan Bhattacharya Business Development Manager (India), Ingredion & Mr Brijesh Desai, Business Technical Service Manager, Ingredion
Protein Foods and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) is organized a Regulatory Webinar on Retrospection on the Nutra Regulation Frequent Changes & Stress of Coping with Compliance on 18th November 2022. The Webinar was sponsored by Herbalife Nutrition, Abbott Healthcare ≈ Amway India.
- Procedures to Be Followed Under the Act for Making a Regulation − Dr Shatadru Sengupta, Vice President-Legal, Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt.Ltd.; Chairman, PFNDAI
- Health Supplements and Nutraceutical: Deviations from Nutra 2016 and global practice − Ms Rini Sanyal, Director, Global Regulatory Affairs & Product Compliance, Herbalife Nutrition
- FSDU and FSMP: Deviations from Nutra 2016 and global practice − Dr Vaibhav Kulkarni, Director & Senior Leadership Team Member , Regulatory Affairs Abbott Nutrition
- Nutraceutical Regulation:Innovation Challenges − Dr Adip Roy, Associate Vice President – Regulatory Affairs, Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd
Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India in collaboration with the Institute of Chemical Technology, Marathwada Campus, Jalna Organized a Webinar on Millets-The Nutri-Cereals on 15th October 2022.
- Health Benefits of Millets − Dr. Jagadish Pai , Executive Director PFNDAI
- Fortification of Millets − Mr Arun Om Lal, President Corporate Affairs&Communications, Hexagon Nutrition Ltd
- Popularising the Consumption of Millets − Dr Prabodh Halde, Head Regulatory-R&D, Marico
On 1st Oct 2022 Protein Food & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted a Nutrition Awareness Activity webinar in collaboration with SVT College of Home Science,(Autonomous), SNDTWU, Juhu on the topic Proteins-The Power Rangers of Our Life. This event was sponsored by Marico, Kellogg, Prolicious & Zydus Wellness.
- Protein and Sarcopenia − Dr Jagmeet Madan, National President, IDA, Principal & Professor- Dept. of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics, SVT College of Home Science, (Autonomous), SNDTWU, Mumbai
- Increasing Protein Consumption in Daily Diet − Dr Pratipanna Dash, Product Development Manager, Marico
- Plant Protein: Insights and Trends − Ms Nadiya Merchant, Associate Director- Nutrition, Kellogg India Pvt Ltd
- Advantages of Milk protein for Growing children − Ms Arohi Bapna, Senior Manager (Scientific Affairs and Research, R&D), Zydus Wellness Ltd
- Soy Protein − Ms Dolly Soni, Manager- Marketing & Projects, Seminar Convenor, PFNDAI & Ms Prerana Patil, Food Technologist, PFNDAI
On 23rd August 2022 Protein Food & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted a webinar in association with Amway on the topic Webinar on Nutraceuticals & Dietary Supplements: Research and Development. This event was sponsored by Amway.
- Ayurceuticals: Potential for R&D in Global Healthcare − Dr. Ashok Vaidya - Prof. Emeritus &Dr. Rama Vaidya Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, Medical Research Centre- Kasturba Health Society
- Safety & Efficacy of Nutraceuticals − Dr. Sudershan Rao Former Deputy Director, National Inst. of Nutrition
- Quality Standards in Dietary Supplements − Mr. Vivek Parashar Manager Analytical & Stability, Amway
- Ingredients and Botanical Traceability and Sustainability − Mr. Vijendra Kumar, Senior Manager, Botanical Scientist, I&S- Amway
- Processes & Formulations for Food & Supplements − Dr. Vidya Sridhar Senior Manager, Food Designer & Vikram M A - Associate Manager, Process Development, I & S- Amway
On 29th July 2022 Protein Food & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted a Nutrition Awareness Activity webinar in collaboration with Avinashilingham Institute for Home Science, Coimbatore on the topic Making Confectionary Tasty Yet Healthy. This event was sponsored by Mother Dairy, Mondelez India Foods Pvt Ltd, Hexagon Nutrition Ltd & Hershey's.
- Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate − Ms. Ritika Mathur Manager, Scientific &Regulatory Affairs Mondelez India Foods Pvt Ltd
- Making Chocolate Products Healthier by Fruits, Nuts& Other Ingredients − Ms Rachna Negi, Executive NPD Nutritionist(Research and Development) - Hershey's Pvt Ltd
- Difficulties & Solutions in Making Healthier Ice Creams − Mr Mayank Kumar, Deputy General Manager, R&D Innovation Centre - Mother Dairy Fruits & Vegetables Pvt Ltd
- Fortification of Food Products with Special Emphasis on Confectionery − Ms Sukhada Bhatte-Paralkar Assistant General Manager Regulatory and Nutrition Affairs Hexagon Nutrition Ltd.(Registered Dietitian, CDE)
- Making Indian Traditional Sweets Healthier − Ms Dolly Soni, Manager- Marketing& Projects, PFNDAI & Ms Prerana Patil, Food Technologist, PFNDAI
On 7th July 2022 Protein Food & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted a webinar in association with Roquette on the topic Functional Starches for Improving Food Products. This event was sponsored by Roquette.
- Introduction to Starches &Their Functional Properties − Dr J S Pai - Executive Director PFNDAI
On 6th May 2022, Protein Foods and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) organised a webinar on 'Perspective on Recent Regulations FOPL Models, Target Group RDA, Misbranding Violations'. For this event experts from regulatory field were invited who expressed their views recent regulations.
- Misbranding & Misleading Violations − Dr Shatadru Sengupta -Senior Director - Legal, Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd
- RDA'S for Target Group − Dr Agatha Betsy- Senior Specialist, Nutrition Strategy & Communications, Mondelez International
- Front of Packaging Label Models − Ms Mili Bhattacharya - Scientific & Regulatory Affairs – Innovation and Compliance India Coca-Cola India Pvt Ltd
On 9th April 2022, Protein Foods and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) in association with Lady Irwin College organized a webinar under the nutritional awareness activity on the topic “Women's Nutrition- Importance, Challenges and Way Forward”. Women’s nutrition requires more attention than we think. So, the objective of this webinar was to create awareness regarding the importance of women’s nutrition. This event was sponsored by Kellogg India, Hexagon Nutrition, Marico, and Samyog Health Foods.
- Nutrition Empowerment For Women of All Ages: Critical Role of Protein in Diet − Dr Nikhil Kelkar - Group Jt. Managing Director Hexagon Nutrition
- Scope for Food and Nutrition in Light of Covid − Dr Prabodh Halde -- Head Regulatory R & D, Marico
- Delivery of Health Benefits of Plant Proteins through Snacks − Ms Naaznin Husein - Founder Director, Freedom Wellness Management
- Importance of Breakfast for Women − Ms Nadiya Merchant - Associate Director – Nutrition at Kellogg India Pvt Ltd
On 4th Feb 2022, Protein Food & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted a webinar in association with Roquette on the topic “Healthy Plant-Based Carbs: Maltodextrins and Glucose Syrup in Developing Healthy Foods”. This event was sponsored by Roquette.
- Health Benefits of Carbohydrates for All Ages from Infancy to Seniors − Dr Sesikeran B - Former Dir. NIN, ICMR, Hyd., Chairman - Sci. Advisory Committee, PFNDAI
On the occasion of 53rd Annual General Meeting, Protein Food and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted a webinar on “Can Processed Foods Be Healthy and Nutritious?” on 12th Jan 2022. Processed foods are often considered to be unhealthy. But only some categories of processed foods are unhealthy not all. So, the aim of this event was to create awareness about how processed foods can be a part of healthy and sustainable diet.
- Making Healthy Street Foods − Dr Sesikeran B - Former Dir. NIN, ICMR, Hyd., Chairman - Sci. Advisory Committee, PFNDAI
- Are Processed Food Healthy? − Ms Richa Mattu Nutrition Lead, Hindustan Unilever
- Processed Food Can Provide Both Convenience & Health − Dr Shilpa Wadhwa- Head - Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Nestlé India
- Food Safety And Efficacy Considerations for Recycled Plastics For Use In Sustainable Food Packaging (PET) − Mr Ashok Pralhad
- Advanced Recycling Process for Polyolefins − Mr Gert Coun & Mr Maurice Simenon
Protein Food and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted on 19th November 2021 a webinar in association with Hexagon Nutrition on the topic “Food Fortification: The Key for Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition”. Many experts from the field were invited as speakers and panellists for enlightening our participants about the role of food fortification in improving maternal and child nutrition.
- Micronutrient Deficiencies among Children during Growth − Dr Y K Amdekar
- Fortification of Different Foods and Products − Ms Megha Mandke
- Women's Micronutrient Needs − Ms Richa Mattu
Protein Food and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted on 30th October 2021 a regulatory webinar on ‘Challenges in Obtaining Approval of NonSpecified Foods’. The main objective of this webinar was to provide a platform for our participants for gaining knowledge about the approval of non-specified foods from experts in the field.
- Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients− Dr Jasvir Singh
- Non - Specified Food Product Approval System− Ms Meenu Yadav
- Obtaining Approval of Non -Specified Foods − Ms. Rini Sanyal
- Regulatory Route for Novel Foods globally and challenges with India FSSAI process − Ms Sakshi Grover
Protein Food and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) conducted on 30th October 2021 a regulatory webinar on ‘Challenges in Obtaining Approval of NonSpecified Foods’. The main objective of this webinar was to provide a platform for our participants for gaining knowledge about the approval of non-specified foods from experts in the field.
- Proteins for Immunity & Recovery− Dr Palaniyamma DuraiRaj
- Proteins from Different Plant Sources− Ms Nitika Vig
- Protein Fortification of Food Products − Mr Devendra Chawla
- Role of Micronutrient in immunity building and overall health − Ms Megha Mandke
- Healthy Fats as a Booster to Health− Ms Meenu Yadav
- Overcoming Health Hurdles with Proteins − Mr Devendra Chawla
- Role of Micronutrient in immunity building and overall health − Ms Megha Mandke
- Healthy Fats as a Booster to Health− Ms Meenu Yadav
- Overcoming Health Hurdles with Proteins − Mr Devendra Chawla
- Inspiration For Protein Crackers − Mr Devendra Chawla
- Snacking Made Healthy with Proteins− Mr Prakash Chawla
- Innovation in Plant-Based Protein In India − Mr Varun Deshpande
- New Notification Regarding Licence No. on a commercial transaction B2B − Mr Bhupinder Singh
- New Notification Regarding Licence No. on a commercial transaction B2C− Dr Shatadru Sengupta
- Constraints for Supply chain due to mandatory declaration of license no − Mr Shashank Joshi
- Strategies for a sustainable dairy industry in India − Mr Gokulkrishnan S S
- Application of Milk Proteins in Food Product Nutritional Supplement Powders− Mr Rohit Mittal
- Health Benefits of Whey Protein − Ms Joanie Zhang
- Introduction: FLRS to FoSCoS − Dr Joseph Lewis
- Manufacturing License is capability to perform− Dr Shatadru Sengupta
- FLRS to FoSCoS: Comparison on ease of doing business − Dr Prabodh Halde
- Walkthrough the online process − Mr Shashank Churi
- Indian Egg Industry: Present Scenario and Future Prospects − Dr Kumar
- Understanding Egg Overall: Nutritional Aspects covering Health Benefits & Adverse Effects− Dr B Sesikeran
- Processed Egg and Products − Dr Jagadish Pai
- Newer Concepts in Eggs − Ms Swechha Soni
- Egg Quality Management Systems from Farm to Fork − Dr Javeed Mulani
- Foods Saftey and Standard Infant Nutrition Regulations − Ms Arti Gupta
- Food Regulation on Edible Oil In India− Dr Himanish Das
- Nutraceuticals/ Health supplements/ FSDU, etc. regulations − Mr Vijay Gaur
- Introduction to Food Fortification - Dr J S Pai
- Challenges and Opportunities in the Nutraceutical industry, during and post-pandemic - Mr Arun Om Lal
- FSSAI Regulations on Fortification of Foods with special emphasis on Oil & Milk - Mr Kannan B
- Opportunities for labelling regulations for India − Ms Shreya Pandey
- Newer Formats of Nutrition Labelling− Ms Richa Mattu
- Effective food labelling: For regulatory compliance & consumer understanding − Mr K K Joshi
- Inspiration For Protein Crackers − Dr KSMS Raghavarao
- Indian Food Packaging Industry - The Diversity− Mr Jikul Purohit
- Emerging Packaging Solutions- Eat your food & Package too − Mr Ramaiah Muthusubramanian
- Need of adding claim to a product − Ms Rini Sanyal
- Confidence of consumer in Health Claims( A consumer perspective)− Mr Abhinav Srivastava
- Substantiation of Claims for Value addition in Food Products − Dr Sudershan Rao
- Changes in Regulatory Environment due to New Advertising & Claims regulations − Ms Priyanka Virmani
- Strategies of effective communication with consumers regarding Nutrition Claims− Dr Jasvir Singh
- Impact of Advertising & Claims on the buying choices of consumers − Mr Zafar Khan
- Amendments to FSSA,2006− Dr J I Lewis
- The Food Safety And Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2020− Dr Shatadru Sengupta
- Finding the Right Balance- Mr Prakash Chawla
- Well-being through snacks - Mr Zafar Khan
- Unfolding science behind whole grains - Ms Gayatri Dawda
- Introduction to Indian Traditional Sweets - Market & Scope − Dr Jagadish Pai
- Snacking Made Healthy with Proteins− Dr Joseph Lewis
- Innovation in Plant-Based Protein In India − Mr Indraneel Chitale
- Science and Principles behind Milk & Milk Products − Dr. Jagadish Pai
- Raw Milk Quality & Processing− Dr. Prabhakar Kanade
- Dairy Products Processing − Dr. Prabhakar Kanade
- Food Safety Regulation − Dr. Prabhakar Kanade
- Plagiarism: A poorly understood yet common malady − Dr B Sesikeran
- Plagiarism & Conflict of Interest− Dr Shatadru Sengupta
- TheWorld of Spices − Ms. Swechha Soni
- Investing in Nutrition: The Foundation for Development − Dr. Asna Urooj
- HealthyFuture with Smart Food Choices − Dr. Rohini Sharma
- Proteins ingredients – Applications in health and nutrition supplements − Dr. A Jyothi Lakshmi
- Edible Oils: Health Benefits Beyond Basic Nutrition - Dr.Sakshi Bhushan
- Role of Functional Beverages for consumer health - Ms.Mili Bhattacharya
- Health Benefits of Whole Grain -Ms.Neelanjana Singh
- Making Food Products Healthier with Protein & Dietary Fibre -Mr.Indranil Chatterjee
- Food Testing for Regulatory Compliances – Challenges & Opportunities -Dr. K. Balasubramanian
- The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 -Dr. Shatadru Sengupta
- Problems & Rules in Online Retailing -Mr. Suyog Alave
- Issues/ Opportunities in Food Safety & Standards Regulations-Mr. Prakash Selvaraj
- Nutritional Aspects of Blending in Edible Oils − Ms. Nidhi Agarwal
- Food Fortification: Enriching Foods, Enriching Lives− Ms. Deepti Gulati
- Consumer & Food Psychology − Ms. Swechha Soni
- New platforms to deliver nutrients for changing lifestyle -Dr. Ramasubramanian
- Nutritional & Functional Benefits of Soya Protein in Food Products -Dr. T.V. Ranganathan
- Optimum Fat Nutriture-Striking a Balance -Dr.Rohini Sharma
- Dietary Fiber and its Opportunities -Mr. Lakshman
- Status of Indian Food Industry - Mr. Bhupinder Singh
- Whole Foods to Wholesome Ingredient based Holistic Health -Dr. B. Sesikeran
- New directions in the food industry- Indian & Global Scenario -Dr. KSMS Raghavarao
- Ayurvedic Ingredients for Healthier Foods -Dr. Ashwinikumar Raut
- Capturing the Opportunity for Protein in Sports Nutrition -Ms. Parina Garg
- Critical Success Factors for Commercialisation of Health Foods -Mr. Deepak Gunvante
- Healthier Aspects of Oils & Fats -Mr. Prakash Chawla
- Importance of Carbohydrates in Diet for Health- Dr. Jagmeet Madan
- Use of Innovative Ingredients for making Healthier Food Products- Ms. Priya Mundra
- Role of Dairy Nutrition in National Nutrition Mission -Ms Mani Misra
- Importance of Supplementattion Possible Economic Impact -Mr Abhinav Srivastava
- Plant Based Diets: Solutions for Climate Change & Nutrition Security - Mr. Sachin Achintalwar
- Economic Value of Supplementation -Mr. Abhinav Shrivastava
- Driving Health & Wellness: Time to upshift on optimum nutrition and physical activity -Ms. Jyoti Bhat
- Food Fortification and Nutrient Bioavailability: Future measures for ensuring Food Security in Indians-Dr. Bhavna Sharma
- GMM Derived Enzymes -Dr. Dnyaneshwar Jondhale
- Fortification of Milk -Mr. Prashant Bhat
- Developments in Infant Nutrition -Mr. Kiran Desai
- Regulations regarding Protein isolates -Ms. Suneeta Sonawane
- Dietary Fiber -Dr. Ramasubramanian
- Oil Blending for Dyslipidemia Management -Dr. Rohini Tiwari
- Dietary Oils and Fats -Ms. Monika Kumari
- Breakfast Matters -Ms. Swechha Soni
- Edible Oil - A Nutritionist's perception -Dr Bhavna Vaid (Presentation by Dr Sakshi Bhushan )
- Dietary Oils and Fats and its role towards Supplementation -Ms Monika Kumari
- Myths and Facts of Whole Grains -Dr Rima Rao
- What's in Soya -Ms. Swechha Soni
- Flavouring Regulations -Mr.Satish Kolhe
- Regulations regarding Additives -Dr.Nilambari Daripkar
- Regulations regarding Dietary Supplements -Ms.Rini Sanyal
- Regulations on Blended Oils - Dr.Prabodh Halde
- Methodology used to set limits for veterinary drugs in milk -Mr. Vijay Jailkhani
- Importance of Supplementation and healthcare savings -Mr. Abhinav Srivastava
- Nutrition claims currently in the market - Ms.Nitika Vig
- NetProFan -Mr. Sachin Achintalwar
- Proprietary Foods - Freedom to Innovate -Dr.J.I.Lewis
- Psychology of food choices, food purchase & eating behavior -Ms.Shilpa Joshi
- Nutrient & Health Claims -Dr.J.I.Lewis
- Validation of Claims by Clinical Studies -Dr.Priyali Shah
- Benefits of Soya Proteins -Ms.Anuja Rawool
- Licensing Process – Dr Prabodh Halde
- Regulatory terms and Legal Implications -Dr Shatatdru Sengupta
- Label: Legibility and Font Size -Dr JI Lewis
- Sports Nutrition – Dr. N. Ramasubramanian
- Managing Stress Through Nutrition -Dr. Rohini Sharma
- Role of sugar and substitutes in healthy life -Dr. Malathy Venkatesan
- Aseptic Processing and Health - Ms.Swechha Soni
- ASCI Procedures: Claim Challenge – Mr. Mohan V.
- FSSAI: Claims Approval Procedures -Dr. Shatadru Sengupta
- Labelling and Display Notice: Update on HFSS-Ms. Meenu Yadav
- Unease of doing business - Dr.J.I.Lewis
- Global Warming & Its Effects on Nutrition – Dr.B.Sesikeran
- The Untapped Potential of Indian Herbs -Dr. UV Babu
- Traditional Functional Foods-Dr.B.Sesikeran
- Novel Non- Thermal Preservation Methods - Dr. T.S.R. Murali
- Scalable Extraction & Purification Processes for Nutraceuticals & Health Supplements - Dr. Sandeep Kale
- Emerging Technologies for Better Nutrition - Dr. N. Ramasubramanian
- Regulatory Frameworks as Enablers for Innovation -Dr. Jasvir Singh
- Nutrition in CVD - Dr. Shweta Khandelwal
- Nutrition in Cancer - Mr. Shiv Shankar
- Immunonutrition for Health & Disease - Ms. Sukhada Bhatte
- Nutrition in Sports - Ms. Naaznin Husein
- Changing Regulatory Environment in India - Dr. JI Lewis
- Use & Application of Natural Preservatives - Dr. Usha Antony
- Label Claims – Dr.Sesikeran B
- Nutrient and Health Claims of Food Products -Dr. JI Lewis
- Understanding Nutrition Claims - Mr. Krishna Kumar Joshi
- Structure – Function Claims - Dr. Jasvir Singh
- Disease Risk Reduction Claims - Dr.V. Sudershan Rao
- Claim Substantiation - Dr. V. Sudershan Rao
- Claims under Food Supplement / Nutraceutical Regulation -Ms.Rini Sanyal
- Food Claims – A Legal Perspective - Dr.Shatadru Sengupta
- Claims Regulations - US FDA - Mr. Kevin Kenny
- Importance of Proteins & Dietary Fibre - Dr. Sesikeran B
- Incorporating Pulse Ingredients into Newer Products - Dr. Valerie Orsat
- Relevance of Pulses in Health and modifying traditional diet using pulses - Dr. Vilas Shirhatti
- Importance of Proteins & Fibre in Sports Nutrition - Dr. Swati Gupte
- Newer Ingredients with high protein& fibre products - Ms. Karuna Jayakrishna
- Plant Protein for New Applications - Mr. Shiva Prasad
- Benefits of Dietary Fibre for Cardiovascular Health & in Diabetes: Ms. Sheela Krishnaswamy
- Making New Ingredients More Acceptable: Mr. Saugat Banerjee
- State of Regulatory Affairs in Ease of Doing Business – Dr. J.I.Lewis
- Labelling and Claims – Dr Shaminder Pal Singh
- Nutraceuticals & Food Supplements- Ms.Rini Sanyal
- FSDU and FSMP – Mr.Kiran Desai
- Food Probiotics/Prebiotics – Dr Prabhakar Kanade
- Novel Foods – Ms.Meenu Yadav
- Food Recall – Mr. Kajal Debnath
- Harmonisation of Food Laws – Mr. Kevin Kenny
- Presidential address - Dr.Jagmeetmadan
- Healthy foods, healthy nation- time for innovation – Dr. B Sesikiran
- Modifying Traditional Recipes and Innovation to increase functionality- Dr.Bhaskarachary
- Dietary Data Gap in India: Impact on Product & Policies - Dr.Bhavna Sharma
- Product Development-A Regulatory Journey - Dr. Swati Gupte
- Recent Advances in Lowering Fat in Packaged Foods - Ms.Rinka Banerjee
- Product Development-Changing Mindsets - Dr.AnuradhaMitra
- Child under nutrition – Need for Attention and Scope - Dr Simin Irani
- Nutritional management of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition – Dr Jai Ghanekar
- Speciality Ingredients for weight loss & management of NCDs -Mr. Sanjaya Mariwala
- Food- Global and Indian Challenges - Dr. TSR Murali
- Key Trends in Food, Nutrition and Health - Ms. Madhavi Trivedi
- Role of Fats In Nutrition and Disease - DR.Shobha Udipi
- How to reduce fat in Food Product- Mr.Sanjay NAphade
- Applicationsof Lipid Soluble Nutraceutical in Foods - Ms.Rupali Suvarnapathaki
- Bakery and Confectionery Applications of Fats and Shortening - Dr.KD Yadav
- Use of Omega in Food products -Dr.N Subramanian
- Technological Benefits of Fats -Mr.Prakash Chawala
- Presentation on the trend towards new Regulations for Proprietary Food and Product Approval -Dr.Shatadru Sengupt
- Global Practices as regards Product Approval – Ms. Shilpa Telang
- Proprietary Food and Product Approval - Mr. Mohan V
- Regulatory thinking : Proprietary food & Product Approval - Dr. J I. Lewis
- Keynote Address: Regulatory Practices: Interpretation and Compliance- Dr. Sesikiran
- Exposure Analysis for Risk Assessment- Dr. V SudershanRao
- Analysis Reports: Failure and Risk – Dr.NileshAmritkar
- Selecting Food Additives under the Food Category System- Ms. ShreyaPandey
- Role of Processed Foods & Beverages in National Food & Nutrition Security- Mr. Sunil Adsule
- Court Judgements: Interpreting sections of Act and Regulations- Mr. V Mohan
- Misbranding and Misleading: Issues and Implementation- Dr. S Sengupta
- Proprietary Foods Amendment: What is & What is not- Dr. Jasvir Singh
- Microbiological Evaluation of Food Products- Dr. SandhyaShrivastava
- Welcome: Mr. Bhupinder Singh, Vista Processed Foods
- Inaugural Address:Dr. P. I. Suvrathan
- Keynote Address: How to Provide Safe Processed Foods: Dr. Vilas Sinkar
- Safety & Regulation of Functional Foods, Supplements : Mr. Ganesh Kamath
- Nutrients: Concept of RDA, UTL & NOAEL:Dr.Madhavan Nair
- Analysis & Evaluation of Safety of Botanicals: Mr. K. Bala Subramanian
- Food Safety Issues: Dr. JI Lewis
- FSSAI Science behind Food Safety:Dr. Nimish Shah
- Role of Accreditation & Certification in Ensuring Safety of Food Products:Mr. Niraj Raje
- Risk Analysis of Food Additives: Dr. SudershanRao
- Codex Guidelines: Dr. Shaminder Pal Singh
- Effectiveness of Product Approval System, Mr. Mohan V
- Context of Food industry in India (Make in India): Mr. Siva Nagarajan
- Key Note Address: Innovation and food industry: Mr. Asim Parekh
- Special Address & Thanks: Future prospects: Mr. Bhupinder Singh
- Innovation for ensuring sustainability :Dr. Danielsena
- Importance of Biotechnology applications in driving food industry and food processing industry: Dr.Gurmeet Singh
- General introduction to sustainability issues in the food sector: Dr. Malathy
- How to address global issues/needs related to hunger and nutrition: Prof. Shobha Udipi
- Snacking and India: Ms. Devishree Murty
- Food and sustainability: Chair: Mr. Asim Parekh
- Sustainability Considerations in Food Manufacturing – A GSKCH journey: Mr. Sridhar Kameswaran
- Issues and challenges in the food sector: Dr.Vijay Sachdeva
- Possible steps required to bridge the gap to bring competitive advantage for the industry: Mr. Naveen Kumar
- Way forward with food innovation: Dr. Manish Paradkar
- Regulatory Challenges :Dr.J.I.Lewis