1. Home
  2. Latest News

Category: Latest News

Latest News
FSSAI extends deadline for displaying fat content to July 2014

FSSAI extends deadline for displaying fat content to July 2014

The country’s apex food regulation body - FSSAI, for the second time, extended the deadline to comply with the “Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 2011” to July 1, 2014. The latest amendments

Latest News
Lowering salt intake may improve health in kidney disease cases

Lowering salt intake may improve health in kidney disease cases

A study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) shows that reducing salt intake may benefit the heart and kidney health of patients with chronic kidney disease. Excessive salt intake is

Latest News
Karnataka plans to dedicate 22000 acres of land for organic farming: Krishna Byre Gowda

Karnataka plans to dedicate 22000 acres of land for organic farming: Krishna Byre Gowda

The government of Karnataka has plans of dedicating over 22,000 acres of land in the state in coming years. Speaking at the inaugural of BioFach India, a three day International Organic Trade Fair held at

Global
Naturex launches ingredient Glucevia to enter blood sugar control market

Naturex launches ingredient Glucevia to enter blood sugar control market

After many years of intensive work, Naturex, a global player in specialty plant-based natural ingredients has developed a patented and scientifically proven ingredient that answers the need of more than 79 million Americans for controlling

Global
Nestlé research center receives Shokumon Award 2013

Nestlé research center receives Shokumon Award 2013

The Nestlé Research Center, based in the Swiss city of Lausanne, has become the first foreign fast-moving consumer goods company to receive The University of Tokyo Shokumon Award 2013. The award acknowledges Nestlé’s continuous support

Latest News
FCI to setup office in Guwahati for implementation of Food Security Act

FCI to setup office in Guwahati for implementation of Food Security Act

Food Corporation of India (FCI) will have full-fledged administrative setup in Guwahati for smooth implementation of Food Security Act. Foundation Stone of FCI administrative building had been laid in Guwahati by Chief Minister of Assam,

Events
Analytica Anacon India 2013 begins in Mumbai

Analytica Anacon India 2013 begins in Mumbai

Analytica Anacon India, a leading trade show and conference in analytical instruments industry, began today at Bombay Exhibition Centre. Organised jointly by MMI India and IAIA - Indian Analytical Instruments Association, the event will be

Global
Partners in Health, Abbott and the Abbott Fund open nutrition facility in Haiti

Partners in Health, Abbott and the Abbott Fund open nutrition facility in Haiti

Corporant, Haiti, Partners in Health (PIH), Abbott and its foundation, the Abbott Fund, had announced the opening of a new nutrition production facility in the Central Plateau in Haiti. The centerpiece of a broader partnership

Latest News
72% of Mumbaikars are prone to CVD:  Saffola life study

72% of Mumbaikars are prone to CVD: Saffola life study

The Saffola life Study 2013, India’s largest study on risk factors precipitating heart disease, revealed that more than 70% of 1.86 lakh urban Indian respondents are at cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. When the study was

Events
India is a sleeping giant for Food Processing Industry: Dr B R Lokesh

India is a sleeping giant for Food Processing Industry: Dr B R Lokesh

“India is a ‘Sleeping Giant for Food Processing Industry’,” said Dr B R Lokesh, Chief Scientist, Nutraceuticals, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, at a day-long seminar on the theme ‘The Future of Health and