STC-1: Food and Agricultural Products
Sectoral Technical Committee for Food and Agricultural Products
Chairperson
Professor Rakesh Kumar Trivedi
Head, Department of Chemical Technology – Oil technology
Harcourt Butler Technological University
Kanpur, India
Email: rakeshtrivedi@hotmail.com, rktrivedihbti@gmail.com
SARSO Secretariat
Mr. Ramesh Khadka
Deputy Director
South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: rameshkhadkasarso@gmail.com
Committee Background
Harmonization of Regional Standardization works on Food and Agricultural Products was started from the fifth meeting of SAARC Standards and Coordination Board (SSCB) held on 24-25 June, 2009 at Kathmandu, Nepal. Initially, the SSCB discussed on selected item i.e. Sugar, Biscuits, Skimmed Milk Powder, Vegetable Ghee and Instant Noodles.
Committee Resources
Published SAARC Standards
| SN | SARS No. | SAARC Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARS 0006:2017 | Biscuits – Specification |
| 2 | SARS 0007:2017 | Refined Sugar – Specification |
| 3 | SARS 0008:2017 | Code of Hygienic Practice for Dairy Industry |
| 4 | SARS 0014:2018 | Food Hygiene – General Principles – Code of Practice |
Details of meetings
| Meeting | Dates | Venue | Chairperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 24 August, 2011 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Dr. R.K. Bajaj, Scientist ‘F’, and Head (FAD), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India |
| Second | 12-13 December, 2011 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Dr. Syed Humayun Kabir, Director (Standards), Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), Bangladesh |
| Third | 2-3 April, 2012 | Karachi, Pakistan | Dr. Shahzad Afzal, Deputy Director General, Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), Pakistan |
| Fourth | 21-22 September, 2014 | New Delhi, India | Ms. Parminder Bajaj, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India |
| Fifth | 27-28 May, 2015 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Mrs. W.N.N. Satharasinghe, Deputy Director General, Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI), Sri Lanka |
| Sixth | 10-11 May, 2016 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Mrs. W.N.N. Satharasinghe, Deputy Director General, Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI), Sri Lanka |
| Seventh | 4-5 October, 2017 | Noida, India | Professor (Dr.) R.K. Trivedi, Professor and Head of Department of Oil Technology, Harcourt Butler Technology University, Kanpur, India |
| Eighth | 28-29 March, 2018 | Lahore, Pakistan | Mr. Nazir Hussain, Director, Standards, Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) |