Priority areas of research:

• Novel food processing technologies
• Nutraceutical and health foods.
• Nano-Science in food preservation and food quality.
• Development of value added food products.
• Role of microorganisms in food chain to justify antibiotic resistance.
• Study of microbiological status of food in different parts of the country (to be developed as network project-eco system).
• Food structure and functionality
• Basic bioscience underpinning health.
• Food waste and by–product utilizations.
• Food safety, traceability and product recall.
• Food bio-technology.
• Design, modeling, and simulation of food processes.
• Food supply chain and retail management.
• Harmonization of standards.
• Regulatory and policy research for food safety.
• Risk identification, assessment and characterization.

Criteria of Undertaking Research

The following criteria is adopted in the selection of Projects for research:

• Innovative in nature.
• Usefulness to the present problems being faced by the food industry.
• Able to do some public good.