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Nestle India decides to take Maggi off the shelves

Policy | News | 05 Jun, 2015

With a lot of pressure building from across the country and regulators, Nestlé India has finally decided to take ...

FSSAI directs Nestle India to recall all maggi noodles packets

Policy | News | 05 Jun, 2015

In a major setback to Nestle India, a leading FMCG company, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), a ...

Pressure continues to build on Nestle as states decide to test maggi samples

Policy | News | 04 Jun, 2015

With more and more states announcing either ban on or testing of Nestle’s Maggi and grocery chains taking the prod...

Non-compliance serious challenge to life sciences sector growth :Deloitte survey

Policy | News | 03 Jun, 2015

Although the numbers are not available, the economic impact of non-compliance of international regulatory by the life sc...

Cabinet nods for MoU between India and Mongolia

Policy | News | 02 Jun, 2015

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, gave its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Un...

Impact News: HLC proposes radical changes in PA approval process

Policy | News | 02 May, 2015

Due to the delay in giving product approvals, industry was facing problems. The rejection of product approvals were moun...

'Generating durability information for foods'

Policy | News | 08 Apr, 2015

The Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulations 2011 and similar regulations demand declaration of du...

Center sanctions 17 Mega Food Parks

Policy | News | 25 Mar, 2015

To give a major boost to the food processing sector by adding value and reducing food wastage and loss at each stage of ...

EFSA publishes dietary reference values for Vitamin A

Policy | News | 18 Mar, 2015

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the keystone of European Union (EU) risk assessment regarding food and feed s...

Expenditure on health sector on rise: Nadda

Policy | News | 17 Mar, 2015

The budgeted outlays of Government of India for health and family welfare sector have increased from Rs 10733.56 crores ...

Govt to set up Mega Food Park in each state: Badal

Policy | News | 11 Mar, 2015

Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that Government is taking steps to establish one Mega Food ...

There will be no cut in the coverage of National Food Security Act: Paswan

Policy | News | 09 Mar, 2015

Ram Vilas Paswan, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has said that the Government has decided no...

MOFPI reconstitutes IMPC

Policy | News | 29 Jan, 2015

The Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) has reconstituted the Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMPC)...

Industry leaders share their views on the growth path for the Indian nutra market in 2015

Policy | Column | 12 Jan, 2015

India’s future in nutraceuticals industry looks promising - Arjun Juneja, Director, Mankind PharmaThe In...

Industry expects amendments to FSSA in line with draft regulations

Policy | News | 12 Jan, 2015

The food industry hopes that the government will bring in the new Bill with additional support system to the industry wi...

MoFPI increases funding support in last 6 months

Policy | News | 07 Jan, 2015

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), set up in July, 1988 to give an impetus to development of Food Proce...

'Tea Development and Promotion Scheme' with outlay of Rs 1425 crore gets cabinet's nod

Policy | News | 24 Dec, 2014

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal...

No cases of violation from soft drink players during 2014-15: Nadda

Policy | News | 23 Dec, 2014

There is a decrease in the violation of cases related to soft drinks in the last couple years. Stating this in lok sabha...