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Technologies
Scientists develop smart food packaging to keep microbes at bay

Scientists develop smart food packaging to keep microbes at bay

Researchers hope to scale up their technology with an industrial partner, with the aim of commercialisation within the next few yearsA team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Harvard T.H. Chan

Allied Industry
Foods & Inns receives approval for PLI scheme to increase production

Foods & Inns receives approval for PLI scheme to increase production

Has the opportunity to get incentives of more than Rs 1 billion over the next 6 yearsFoods & Inns has received approval for production-linked incentives (PLI) as part of the government’s efforts to boost local

Research
Does an excessive intake of simple sugar affect higher brain function?

Does an excessive intake of simple sugar affect higher brain function?

There has been a remarkable increase in intake of simple sugar from beverages and diets in modern societyPatients with mental disorders consume approximately 2-fold more sugar than age-matched healthy individuals, and patients with schizophrenia who

Events
CFTRI focuses on ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ in food processing

CFTRI focuses on ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ in food processing

Holding workshop emphasising on patent law in food processingCentral Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), under Department of Science & Technology, Government of India,

Ingredients
Gryphon Investors acquires Vivify Specialty Ingredients

Gryphon Investors acquires Vivify Specialty Ingredients

Leading pigments, colorants and specialty ingredients provider will serve as a platform for future industry investmentsGryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Vivify Specialty Ingredients in partnership with the company’s current family

Global
WHO launches new Food Safety Community of Practice

WHO launches new Food Safety Community of Practice

To access updates on WHO food safety resources and new publicationsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the launch of a new Food Safety Community of Practice (COP). Community of Practice is a new peer-to-peer

Nutritionals
Study confirms nutrition’s role in childhood blood cancer

Study confirms nutrition’s role in childhood blood cancer

A molecular building block of many animal proteins, the amino acid valine, plays a key role in cancerous growth seen in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaLed by researchers at NYU Langone Health, its Department of

Others
Adani Wilmar bags four honours at CII Food Safety Award 2021

Adani Wilmar bags four honours at CII Food Safety Award 2021

Adani Wilmar complies with the highest and most stringent food safety standards and practices across its plantsAhmedabad-based FMCG major Adani Wilmar Limited’s four processing units have bagged prestigious honours at the 12th CII Food Safety

Allied Industry
Blue Tribe makes another green addition to product portfolio

Blue Tribe makes another green addition to product portfolio

Launches plant-based Mutton Keema at Rs 375In a bid to substantiate its product portfolio, Mumbai-based startup Blue Tribe has launched another new green product: plant-based Mutton Keema. Made with cherry-picked vegetarian ingredients and exquisite spices,

Opinion
“We should establish a task force to make nutraceuticals into $25 B industry for India”

“We should establish a task force to make nutraceuticals into $25 B industry for India”

In 2017 the Indian Nutraceutical market had a 2 per cent share of the global pie. It was estimated to touch $5 billion in 2019 and $11 billion by 2023. However, present trends are likely