Professional Certification in Functional Food Production (CFFP)

Programme Overview

The Professional Certification in Functional Food Production offered by the Faculty of Food Safety and Quality, IGMPI provides a comprehensive understanding of the scientific, technological, regulatory, and commercial aspects of functional foods.

The programme focuses on the development, processing, quality control, and regulatory compliance of foods that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition, including probiotic foods, fortified foods, nutraceuticals, prebiotics, Synbiotic, plant bioactives, and value-added traditional products.

Participants will gain knowledge on ingredient selection, bioactive stability, processing technologies, clinical substantiation, labeling requirements, and market trends. The course integrates global regulatory perspectives along with Indian compliance requirements under FSSAI.

Programme Objectives

• Understand the concept and classification of functional foods and nutraceuticals
• Learn processing technologies for functional food production
• Evaluate bioactive compounds and health claims
• Understand fortification, encapsulation, and probiotic delivery systems
• Implement quality control and shelf-life assessment
• Comply with regulatory and labeling requirements
• Develop functional food product formulations 

Programme Structure

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Module 1: Introduction to Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

Module 2: Bioactive Components in Functional Foods

Module 3: Processing of Probiotic and Fermented Functional Foods

Module 4: Fortification and Encapsulation Technologies

Module 5: Functional Food Product Design

Module 6: Shelf-Life and Stability Studies

Module 7: Quality Assurance in Functional Food Production

Module 8: Regulatory Framework and Labeling

Module 9: Scale-Up and Industrial Production

Module 10: Case Studies and Market Applications

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma, Executive Diploma and Professional Certification Programmes.

Programme Duration 

The duration of the training is 5 days.

Programme Mode 

Registration is currently open for Part-time (Online Live Classes) mode.

Programme Deliverables

• Interactive sessions with formulation examples
• Functional ingredient selection guidelines
• Shelf-life and stability testing formats
• Regulatory compliance checklist
• Product development templates 

Assessment & Certification

Online assessment will be conducted at the end of the programme and after successful completion; the participants will be awarded Professional Certification in Functional Food Production from the Faculty of Food Safety and Quality, IGMPI

Discipline in Classes and Examination

Every student is required to observe a disciplined behaviour during her/his classes, assessments & examinations and to follow instructions from the Professors. Any act of indiscipline may result into discredit & it will be mentioned in her/his academic report.

Placement Assistance & Career Opportunities

The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing with placement assistance to in its participants. The robust placement cell comprises of senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. We are engaged in promoting the employability of our participants by maintaining good rapport and relation with HR cell and recruiting managers of leading Food and Agriculture companies across the globe. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent Months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working global food giants like Nestle India Ltd., Britannia Industries, Godrej Consumer Products, TATA Consumer Products, Marico Limited, Varun Beverages, MTR Foods, Mondelez India, Parle Agro, Heritage Foods, Vadilal Industries, ITC Limited, Kwality Dairy India Limited, PepsiCo India, KRBL Limited etc, McChain Food India Ltd., Haldiram’s, Mother Dairy etc.

Future career prospects

Professional Certificate in Functional Food Production targeted to cater the food industry requirement of trained food professionals. The information, guidance, practical training and off programme completion certificate will provide the participant with not one but many opportunities in the industry. This would come true in form of job roles and positions like

• Functional Food Product Developer
• Nutraceutical Quality Analyst
• R&D Executive – Health Foods
• Regulatory Affairs Executive
• Food Safety and Quality Manager
• Functional Beverage Technologist
• Food Entrepreneur

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Last date for submitting completed Application Form: 17^th Feb 2026.

For further enquiries, call or write to us on:
18001031071 (Toll Free -9:00 am to 5:30 pm IST-except on Central Government holidays)/ info@igmpi.ac.in