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FSSAI unveils NetSCoFAN website for researchers’ interaction

FSSAI unveils NetSCoFAN website for researchers’ interaction

For researchers working in the area of food safety and nutritionThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has established a network of research and academic institutions working in the area of food safety

Allied Industry
Food industry pledges on plastic neutrality & reduction on virgin plastics

Food industry pledges on plastic neutrality & reduction on virgin plastics

To engage industry on the issue of plastic in food packagingAs part of the on-going efforts to engage industry on the issue of reducing consumption of virgin plastic, a pledge is being taken by the

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India on track to eliminate industrially produced trans-fats by 2022

India on track to eliminate industrially produced trans-fats by 2022

PAN-India survey on trans-fats shows encouraging results The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had carried out a baseline survey (PAN-India survey) in the month of June-2021 for presence of industrially produced trans-fatty

Policy
Health Minister  flags off 19 mobile food testing vans

Health Minister flags off 19 mobile food testing vans

To enhance outreach and conduct surveillance activities even in the far-flung areasOn his recent visit to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, flagged off

Ingredients
Novozymes explores use of fungi as protein source

Novozymes explores use of fungi as protein source

Invites startups, research centers, academics, corporates, NGOs, and public entitiesAs the U.N. Food System Summit sets the stage to bring about tangible, positive changes to the world’s food systems, Denmark-based Novozymes wants to rethink the

Policy
Gujarat tops State Food Safety Index

Gujarat tops State Food Safety Index

Health Minister declares results of the 3rd State Food Safety IndexIn an effort to galvanize States to work towards ensuring safe food for citizens, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has declared

Global
Engineers in US use lasers for cooking food

Engineers in US use lasers for cooking food

Using lasers for cooking and 3D printing technology for assembling foodsA team of researchers at Columbia University in the US explored various modalities of cooking food by exposing blue light (445 nm) and infrared light

Policy
Govt issues uniform specifications of food grains for Central Pool procurement

Govt issues uniform specifications of food grains for Central Pool procurement

1% of Fortified Rice Kernels should be blended with normal rice stockDepartment of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) under Ministry of Consumer Afffairs, Food and Public Distribution for the first time has issued uniform specifications

Global
Finland explores cellular agriculture for its cup of coffee

Finland explores cellular agriculture for its cup of coffee

Cellular agriculture is one of the routes towards more sustainable food productionVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has successfully produced coffee cells in a bioreactor through cellular agriculture. The innovation can help to make the production

Nutritionals
Jagdale’s nutrition drink Mulmina shows positive results in boosting children’s immunity

Jagdale’s nutrition drink Mulmina shows positive results in boosting children’s immunity

Mulmina is a scientifically proven ready to drink immune booster, anti-oxidant drink in a Tetra packBengaluru-based Jagdale Healthcare, a division of Jagdale Industries, recently announced the results of a clinical study on immune-boosting benefits in