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APEDA inks MoU with Indian Institute of Millet Research

APEDA inks MoU with Indian Institute of Millet Research

To promote commercial cultivation of processable varieties of milletFor increasing exports through quality production and processing, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICAR-Indian Institute

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APEDA boosts export of apricots from Ladakh

APEDA boosts export of apricots from Ladakh

Ladakh Apricots have a unique soothing taste and texture with high sugar contentsIn a move which could boost agricultural and food products exports from Ladakh, first commercial shipment of Apricot sourced from region of Union

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Greenfood acquires stake in Dutch F&V supplier Jaguar

Greenfood acquires stake in Dutch F&V supplier Jaguar

To get access to the overseas countries where Jaguar has a strong footholdGreenfood acquires a stake in Dutch fruit and vegetable (F&V) supplier, Jaguar. With the acquisition, Greenfood is increasing its presence in the world’s

Technologies
Bühler and DIL establish technology centre for ’future proteins’

Bühler and DIL establish technology centre for ’future proteins’

To develop new healthy and environmentally friendly food products for a growing marketSwiss technology group Bühler AG and the food technology research institute DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e. V. have further strengthened their partnership

Global
Nestlé opens largest R&D accelerator in Switzerland

Nestlé opens largest R&D accelerator in Switzerland

It can host up to 10 teams simultaneouslyNestlé has officially inaugurated its largest R&D Accelerator, which is located at the company’s fundamental research center in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is part of Nestlé’s global R&D Accelerator network which

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Rising Dairy adulteration poses severe health risks

Rising Dairy adulteration poses severe health risks

Modern practices and technology can go a long way in checking adulteration of food, especially milk and milk products in India. Despite the government’s drive against this public health and safety concern, milk and ghee

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“To reduce rejection of exported food products, strengthening testing procedures is crucial”

“To reduce rejection of exported food products, strengthening testing procedures is crucial”

Food safety analysis is crucial in providing absolute certainty that products are safe for consumers. For food suppliers, food safety quality assurance is a high priority as the risk of product recalls, or warnings can

Technologies
Outwitting food fraudsters with next-gen tech

Outwitting food fraudsters with next-gen tech

Spices and herbs are at the forefront of global food adulteration and security concerns. With a rapidly growing population and number of food firms, adulteration continues to be a serious challenge. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic

Nutritionals
“We hope to develop a more mature private sector food ecosystem for India”

“We hope to develop a more mature private sector food ecosystem for India”

Food Fortification is a scientifically proven, cost-effective, scalable and sustainable global intervention that addresses the issue of micronutrient deficiencies.In October 2016, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) operationalised the Food Safety and

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“FSSAI is constantly encouraging organisations to develop RAFT kits”

“FSSAI is constantly encouraging organisations to develop RAFT kits”

The burden of food-borne illnesses is comparable to malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Every year 100 million cases of food-borne diseases (FBD) are reported in India, incurring a whopping $15 billion annual cost to the country.