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WHO introduces certification programme for trans fat elimination

WHO introduces certification programme for trans fat elimination

The first-ever certification programme will recognise countries for their efforts to eliminate one of the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases A new WHO Certification Programme for Trans Fat Elimination aims to recognise countries that

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Unilever set to increase footprint in plant-based alternatives

Unilever set to increase footprint in plant-based alternatives

Its €1 bn global sales target from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives is part of its ‘Future Foods’ ambitionUnilever has announced a new annual global sales target of €1 billion from plant-based meat and dairy

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Global experts join hands to strengthen implementation of National Nutrition Mission

Global experts join hands to strengthen implementation of National Nutrition Mission

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, UNICEF India, FOGSI and 3 others partner for POSHAN AbhiyaanIn an effort to strengthen the implementation of the revolutionary POSHAN Abhiyaan or National Nutrition Mission, Government of India’s flagship

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Givaudan and Novozymes to develop innovative sustainable solutions for food sector

Givaudan and Novozymes to develop innovative sustainable solutions for food sector

The companies will work on specific projects with the aim to bring to their respective customers a differentiating solution offeringGivaudan and Novozymes, the world leaders in their respective industries, recently announced the formation of a

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AAK to set up plant-based foods global centre of excellence

AAK to set up plant-based foods global centre of excellence

The center is expected to be operational by the end of 2021AAK AB has decided to establish a Plant-based Foods Global Center of Excellence on the company’s premises in Zaandijk, the Netherlands. AAK has been

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Dalmia gets AYUSH sanction to market polyherbal drug to combat COVID-19

Dalmia gets AYUSH sanction to market polyherbal drug to combat COVID-19

The medicine acts as a bronchodilator, decongestant, anti-inflammatory and lung detoxifierDalmia Healthcare, a Dalmia Group Company, will be launching the polyherbal combination of 15 herbs called Astha-15 for the treatment of Covid-19 along with standard care approved as

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FAO introduces food coalition alliance for sustainability

FAO introduces food coalition alliance for sustainability

Food Coalition is a voluntary multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral allianceThe need for concerted action to prevent the COVID-19 international health emergency from triggering a catastrophic world food crisis received a welcome new tool as the Food

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Women owned food processing unit opens in Telangana

Women owned food processing unit opens in Telangana

The food processing unit is designed and equipped with machinery as per FSSAI guidelinesAllola Indrakaran Reddy, Minister for Endowment, Law, Forest and Environment, Telangana, recently inaugurated a food processing unit owned and run by women,

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ICAR, BARC to improve application of cotton seed protein in food industry

ICAR, BARC to improve application of cotton seed protein in food industry

For quality improvement of cotton cellulosic biopolymer by gamma irradiation for their use in medical and food industries.The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (ICAR-CIRCOT), Mumbai, has signed a Memorandum of

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IICMA announces new managing committee

IICMA announces new managing committee

The Managing Committee was formed during the Managing Committee Meeting on 30th October 2020The Indian Ice Cream Manufacturers’ Association (IICMA), Ahmedabad, announces the formation of its new Managing Committee. The IICMA aims to provide a