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Alphonsa Cashew Industries has been distinguished with the Commendation Certificate for Strong Commitment to Sector Specific Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) at the 14th CII Food Safety Awards 2023, underlining its steadfast dedication to exceptional food safety standards within the Nuts and Seeds category.
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There is currently no evidence that food is a likely source or route of transmission of the virus.
A study has investigated the water footprints of di!erent types of nuts globally and identified options for water-sustainable nut production.
The Kerala Government constituted the Kerala Cashew Board with the aim of reviving the traditional cashew sector in the state, which provides employment to over 2.5 lakh people.
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The entire cashew chain is increasingly becoming the primary source of pesticide contamination, putting the health and safety of consumers at risk. To prevent the usage of harmful pesticides and possible contamination, there needs to be complete visibility of the origination and procurement stage resulting in a transparent, traceable and responsible cashew value chain.
The 100-year old Indian Cashew Industry is in an interesting phase of its life – much to look back on, facing a challenging situation and at same time, much to look forward to.
Health Research
Scientific references, studies, and publications on Cashew that have been published in reputed scientific journals.
Anacardic acid (AA), a compound extracted from cashew nut liquid, exhibits numerous pharmacological activities. The aim of the current investigation was to assess the anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, and antioxidant activities of AA in mouse models.
Anacardium plants have received increasing recognition due to its nutritional and biological properties. A number of secondary metabolites are present in its leaves, fruits, and other parts of the plant. Among the diverse Anacardium plants' bioactive effects, their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities comprise those that have gained more attention.
Cashew nuts administration reduced pain-like behavior and showed antioxidant activities, restoring biochemical serum parameters: glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT) levels, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity and lipid peroxidation. Results demonstrated that the oral assumption of cashew nuts counteracts the inflammatory and oxidative process involved in osteoarthritis.
Advisories
Government of Kerala has marked regions where our Processing Facilities are located as Red Zone thereby prohibiting all factory activities until further notice. Therefore, we are shutting down all factories in Kerala with immediate effect to help contain the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and in the interest of the safety and wellbeing of our people.
As the cases of COVID-19 increases in the location where our processing facilities are located, we are initiating voluntary staggered production process in the interest of the safety and wellbeing of our people and the wider community where we operate.
Government of India has allowed cashew processing, packaging and marketing operations to be resumed with effect from 20th April 2020.
