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Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) is one of the four departments under the ministry of Agriculture and cooperatives (MOAC) of Government of Nepal (GON). It was established in 1961 A.D. as Department of Food and placed in Singa Darwar, which later in 1965 was sifted to the present location of Barbarmahal, Kathmandu.In 1966, the Department of Food then was renamed as Food Research Laboratory. The laboratory later in 1980 was again converted to Central Food Research Laboratory and known by this name until it became the present department as Department of Food Technology and Quality Control in 2000 under MOAC, as mentioned earlier.

Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has the following Divisions/ Sections.

  • Food Quality Control Division
  • Food Technology Development and Training Division
  • Central Food Laboratory
  • National Nutrition Program
  • SPS Enquiry Point
 
Vision
Create environment for availability of wholesome, safe and nutritious food to all Nepal citizens and facilitate food trade.

Mission
Safeguard and protect the health of consumers by assuring the availability of safe and nutritious food with the creation of awareness among produces, traders as well as consumers and facilitate food trade in a coordinated and collaborative approach based on scientific collaborative approach based on scientific evidence within the updated regulatory framework.

Promote food business by developing appropriate food processing technology through R&D and disseminating and adopting the outcome of research for the development of food processing enterprises. Promote nutritional status of people through the development of food based nutritional approaches.

Goal

Ensure availability of wholesome safe and nutritious food to the consumer by assuring the quality in food production and trade. Develop and disseminate appropriate food processing technology to promote entrepreneurship.

Objectives

  • Maintain safety and quality of food and feed products in the country by implementing updated food and feed act and regulations.
  • Promote entrepreneurship by developing and disseminating appropriate technologies.
  • Improve nutritional status of the people through food-base approaches
 
 
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