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FSSAI gives relief to direct selling agents & distributors

FSSAI gives relief to direct selling agents & distributors

Agents and distributors of direct selling companies will no longer need to have storage facility or premises for registering with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Companies involved in direct selling can

Allied Industry
PepsiCo India signs Katrina Kaif to endorse Tropicana

PepsiCo India signs Katrina Kaif to endorse Tropicana

Food and beverages major PepsiCo India is giving its Trpoicana juice an image make-over, roping in Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador as part of strategy to double business of the range by 2020.

Dietary Supplements
Hidaa Lifesciences extract Vitamin D from mushrooms

Hidaa Lifesciences extract Vitamin D from mushrooms

Hidaa Lifesciences has developed a process-patented technology to extract vitamin D2 from mushroom, a vegan alternative to fish oil and sheep wool used to produce vitamin D3 extracts. Both D2 and D3 are converted to

Allied Industry
Future Group to launch herbal product

Future Group to launch herbal product

Kishore Biyani, CEO of the Future Group, which brought modern retailing into India, is inspired by the rapid growth of Patanjali and wants to become as big as the herbal-products major in the FMCG space.

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FSSAI to spread awareness about Vitamin D

FSSAI to spread awareness about Vitamin D

The food safety regulator FSSAI is planning to soon launch a campaign to spread awareness about availing Vitamin D through natural sunlight and intake of fortified food among school going children.   The campaign, Project Dhoop, will be implemented in collaboration

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ITC may buy GSK’s nutrition business

ITC may buy GSK’s nutrition business

GlaxoSmithKline is exploring sale of its 72.5% stake in Indian subsidiary GSK Consumer Healthcare besides planning the sale of Horlicks brand. According to the media reports, GSK initiated a strategic review of Horlicks and its

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Nestle adopts sugar reduction technology

Nestle adopts sugar reduction technology

Nestle has launched its first chocolate bar showcasing the company’s new sugar reduction technology   Milkybar Wowsomes are being advertised with 30 percent less sugar and go on sale in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Dietary Supplements
GNC supports FSSAI guidelines to end banned sports supplements

GNC supports FSSAI guidelines to end banned sports supplements

After signing a five-year agreement with National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to develop capacities at its laboratories to test for the presence of restricted or prohibited substances in food and nutritional supplements, the Food Safety and

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Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and food processing

Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and food processing

A central task force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has suggested creating a National Artificial Intelligence Mission (N-AIM) that will serve as a nodal agency for coordinating AI related activities in the country. The report of

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AgriTech Summit explores ways to address challenges

AgriTech Summit explores ways to address challenges

The Department of Agriculture and Department of Innovation & Technology, recently presented the highly anticipated, “TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE" at Hotel Shangri La, Bengaluru. Maheshwar Rao, Secretary to Department of Agriculture and Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary