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166 labs testing quality of processed foods in India  Bangalore, May 8, 2015

166 labs testing quality of processed foods in India Bangalore, May 8, 2015

There are 166 Food Testing Laboratories under the purview of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for testing food products as per standards prescribed under

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Ministry of AYUSH receives Rs 1214 crore budget for 2015-16

Ministry of AYUSH receives Rs 1214 crore budget for 2015-16

The government has earmarked a total budgetary provision of Rs1214 crore for Ministry of AYUSH for the current financial year 2015-16. “Out of the above Rs 1008 crore are earmarked for Plan and Rs 206

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“No intention of utilizing MGNREGA for augmenting farm activities”

“No intention of utilizing MGNREGA for augmenting farm activities”

“There is no proposal before the government to utilize Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for augmenting farm activities in the country,” said the Minister of State for Agriculture, Mohan Bhai Kundaria in

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Food processing industry donates packed food to Nepal earthquake victims

Food processing industry donates packed food to Nepal earthquake victims

Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India has picked up the task for organizing delivery of processed food articles for the earthquake victims of Nepal. The Ministry has organized delivery of two lakh packets

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“India’s food processing sector is growing at 8.4%”

“India’s food processing sector is growing at 8.4%”

“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

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India has 7835 licensed ayurvedic medicines manufacturers

India has 7835 licensed ayurvedic medicines manufacturers

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

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Mars International investing $160 million in chocolate factory in Pune

Mars International investing $160 million in chocolate factory in Pune

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

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FDA, CDC and FSIS develop improved method for attributing foodborne illness

FDA, CDC and FSIS develop improved method for attributing foodborne illness

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

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FDA’s survey of milk finds few drug residues

FDA’s survey of milk finds few drug residues

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

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ICMR completes phase I study on prevalence of diabetes in India

ICMR completes phase I study on prevalence of diabetes in India

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