“India has the potential to become a global leader in food processing sector. Food processing sector has got the ability to integrate the gap between the farmers and the consumer. Food Processing is one of
As per information available with the Ministry of AYUSH, there are 7835 licensed manufacturers of Ayurvedic medicines and 1209 manufacturers of Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathic medicines in the country as on April 1, 2014.Sharing this
Mars International India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mars, Inc has announced it is on track with plans for its first chocolate factory in India. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Maharashtra
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have developed an improved method for analyzing outbreak data to determine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced results from its milk sampling survey, involving the testing of nearly 2,000 dairy farms for drug residues in milk. More than 99% of the samples are free
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the phase I of Task Force project entitled, “ICMR-India Diabetes (INDIAB) Study-Phase-I,” with the aim to determine the national prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and
The Government is implementing various schemes to encourage setting up of new food processing industries and cold storages/cold chains. Central Sector Scheme of Cold Chain, Value Addition & Preservation Infrastructure is being implemented by the
Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that Government is taking steps to establish one Mega Food Park in every State in the country. Speaking on the occasion of inauguration of 30th AAHAR
Work relating to registration of slaughter houses is handled by the states. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), an agency of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) of Ministry of AYUSH has been implementing the Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants under which a grant of Rs144.28 crore has been released