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Policy
FSSAI accepts mouth fresheners under FoSCoS in food category

FSSAI accepts mouth fresheners under FoSCoS in food category

Decision was taken by officials with representatives who found it difficult to seek licenses for such productsThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has cleared the definition of mouth freshener under the food

Technologies
Mukunda Foods unveils fully automated machine for Chinese and Indian cuisines

Mukunda Foods unveils fully automated machine for Chinese and Indian cuisines

Kitchen Robotics company introduces smart tech-solutionBengaluru-based Mukunda Foods has been redefining the culinary business by manufacturing automated machines for the preparation of global cuisine with minimum human intervention in commercial kitchens. After witnessing the success of the robotic

Allied Industry
Consumer foods brand ’Yu’ raises $ 1M to expand distribution network

Consumer foods brand ’Yu’ raises $ 1M to expand distribution network

Yu uses advanced bio-chemistry processes that avoid denaturation caused by conventional dehydration and allows foods to retain their original tasteIkayu Foodlabs, with brand name Yu, has secured $1 million in its pre-Series A round. The round saw

Beverages
Kent launches alkaline water pitcher

Kent launches alkaline water pitcher

A new-product which converts drinking water into alkaline waterKent RO Systems has launched an innovative product KENT Alkaline water Pitcher which increases the pH level of water up to 8.5 and converts the drinking water into

Research
Scientists bring cultivated meat closer to dinner plates

Scientists bring cultivated meat closer to dinner plates

Virginia Tech researchers among team awarded $10M from USDA A team from Virginia Tech in the US is part of a multi-institutional team of researchers recently awarded a $10 million grant, marking the first investment

Ingredients
CP Kelco launches new pectin solution for salted buttermilk

CP Kelco launches new pectin solution for salted buttermilk

GENU® Pectin is sustainably sourced and produced from citrus peels, a byproduct of the juice industryUS-based CP Kelco has announced the launch of GENU® Pectin YM-SAL 200, an improved stabilizing solution for long shelf-life buttermilk

Events
A peek at the eminent speakers of ’India Food & Nutrition Innovation Summit 2021’

A peek at the eminent speakers of ’India Food & Nutrition Innovation Summit 2021’

Virtual Showcasing of Food & Nutrition Innovation Technologies and Value-Added Products from food companies from around the globe at IFNIS 2021FICCI in collaboration with Thinking Forks Consulting, and in association with NuFFooDS Spectrum, is organising "India Food

Global
Tate & Lyle opens F&B technical application centre in Dubai

Tate & Lyle opens F&B technical application centre in Dubai

$2 million invested in the state-of-the-art centreTate & Lyle PLC, a UK-based provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, has opened its new Technical Application Centre in Dubai. At the new $2 million state-of-the-art

Technologies
Food startup Go Desi partners with TraceX to enhance product traceability

Food startup Go Desi partners with TraceX to enhance product traceability

The association has created a unique feature of QR code scanning that allows the consumers to know the whole process from ‘Tree to Treat’Zeroing down on its commitment to providing an immense range of traditional

Global
Experts raise concern over grease-proofing food packaging chemicals

Experts raise concern over grease-proofing food packaging chemicals

Exposure to high levels of some of these chemicals can cause reproductive and developmental, liver and kidney, and immunological effectsChemicals used to “grease proof” everything from food packaging to carpets have built up in the