Food scientist from Purdue University, USA visits Punjab Agricultural University
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, May 31, 2016: A food scientist from Purdue University, USA visited the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and interacted with Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor and Dr Balwinder Singh, Director...
Ludhiana, May 31, 2016: A food scientist from Purdue University, USA visited the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and interacted with Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor and Dr Balwinder Singh, Director of Research, PAU. Dr Manpreet Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, USA, who was on a one-day visit to PAU, delivered a talk on, “Implications of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and Medium Sized Food Processors.” A renowned extension food scientist, Dr Singh is also conducting workshops on food safety in Mumbai and Chennai.
Dr Singh said the two sides would work jointly in the area of research, faculty-student exchange, and placing faculty members in the postgraduate student advisory committee. He also visited the Department of Food Science and Technology, PAU and interacted with the members of faculty and postgraduate students. The faculty and students of Post-harvest Technology Centre, Department of Food and Nutrition and Department of Processing and Food Engineering, PAU also attended the talk. The programme was co-ordinated by Dr D.S. Brar, an expert from School of Agricultural Biotechnology, PAU.