PCRI organises three days training programme on food packaging

Packaging Clinic and Research Institute (PCRI) organised a three-day training programme on ‘How can we save our food through proper packaging’ from 28 to 30 May, 2014 at Aditya Hotel, Hyderabad. The training programme was attended by 15-delegates from 15 industries.

03 Jun 2014 | By Rahul Kumar

Karna BK, director-PCRI, said, “Our country loses more than 10% of its food grain production and 30% of fruits and vegetables every year due to inadequate storage, handling and lack of proper management of the eatables. About 12-million tonnes of grains are lost due to pests, birds and about 10-million tonnes during transportation."

Giving away some numbers, Karna BK added, "India wastes more fruits and vegetables in a year than consumed in the entire United Kingdom. In monetary terms, it is a loss of more than Rs 55,600 crore. If all these losses are reduced to their maximum, the country would be in a position to feed an additional 117 million people for a year.”

Biscuits, Wafers and Confectionery Association (BWCMA) has supported the training programme. Khan, manager-administration of the association SK Sood, National Consultant for food industry, has taken lecture during the training programme.

PCRI has planned a similar three-dya programme for the pharma industry.