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Tetra Pak closes down Netherlands factory

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2014

Tetra Pak, a leading company in food processing and packaging has announced that it is closing down its plant in the Netherlands due to declining demand and over capacity f...Read more

FDA issues food retail program standards

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2014

In its latest step to increase the safety of the American food supply, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued the 2013 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulat...Read more

USFDA starts accepting online reporting of adverse events in dietary supplements

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 18 Jan, 2014

The US Food and Drug Administration (US-FDA) has announced that it is now accepting online submissions of voluntary and mandatory dietary supplement adverse event reports (...Read more

USFDA increases permitted levels of Acacia Gum in food following Nexira petition

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 10 Jan, 2014

Following a request by Nexira, a global natural ingredients supplier, the US-FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) has expanded safe use of acacia gum (known as ...Read more

Obesity in developing countries reached 1 billion mark

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 07 Jan, 2014

The number of overweight and obese adults in developing countries has ballooned from 250 million to almost 1 billion. The figure is highlighted in a major new review from t...Read more

Haryana announces nutrition policy for women and children

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 06 Jan, 2014

State Government of Haryana has announced State Nutrition Policy for Women and Children to improve the nutritional status of adolescent girls and women in the state.Accordi...Read more

US FDA warns consumers about using 'Mass Destruction' dietary supplement

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 02 Jan, 2014

The US Food and Drug Administration, an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health is advising consumers to immediately stop u...Read more

IPAB upheld Kibow Biotech’s patent for kidney dietary supplement

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 17 Dec, 2013

Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), India’s top IP body, in its decision has upheld patent granted to an US-based biotech company Kibow Biotech’s key ...Read more

Food security should be protected: Anand Sharma

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 02 Dec, 2013

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma, in a statement strongly underlining India’s concerns at a meeting of the G-33 in Bali on the eve of the 9th...Read more

Tamil Nadu to grow as food processing Hub

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 30 Nov, 2013

The food processing industry in India has attracted foreign direct investments (FDI) worth $1,970.09 million between April 2000 and July 2013.The latest data published by D...Read more

No unlicensed herbal supplements allowed - UK medicine regulator

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 27 Nov, 2013

Unlicensed herbal food supplements cannot be sold in United Kingdom (UK) after April 30, 2014. UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said in...Read more

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

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 15 Nov, 2013

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 Internat...Read more

FSSAI extends deadline for displaying fat content to July 2014

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 15 Nov, 2013

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 Labelli...Read more

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

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 13 Nov, 2013

Food Corporation of India (FCI) will have full-fledged administrative setup in Guwahati for smooth implementation of Food Security Act. Foundation Stone of FCI administrati...Read more

FDA takes step to further reduce trans fats in processed foods

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 08 Nov, 2013

The US Food and Drug Administration announced its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in p...Read more

FDA approves the health claim for whole grains and type 2 diabetes

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 28 Oct, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ConAgra Food’s petition for a qualified health claim that links whole grain consumption to a reduced risk of ...Read more

Prof Thomas presents booklet on Food Security to Pope Francis

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 21 Oct, 2013

Prof K V Thomas, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution who is leading the Indian delegation to the 40th Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN) Confe...Read more

Only long-term solutions to ensure food and nutrition security lies in increasing farm production: Sharad Pawar

Policy |  News | By Bureau Report | 0 Comment | 21 Oct, 2013

Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister, Sharad Pawar emphasised that the only long-term solutions to ensure food and nutrition security lies in increasing farm...Read more