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FSSAI classifies import clearance and food testing labs as essential services

Policy | News | 01 Apr, 2020

Food Safety & Standards Authority (FSSAI) has announced and classified the import clearance of food items and functi...

MoFPI sets up grievance redressal cell

Policy | News | 27 Mar, 2020

Union Food Processing Industries Minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal has announced the establishment of Grievance Redressal C...

CII gives recommendations to food processing sector during crisis

Policy | News | 26 Mar, 2020

With the widespread outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID -19), nations across the globe are grappling to counter the threateni...

Govt emphasises on curbing food adulteration

Policy | News | 20 Mar, 2020

As per Regulation 2.3.6 of Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, fre...

Govt reiterates national guidelines on infant feeding

Policy | News | 19 Mar, 2020

As per the National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) infants should be exclusively breastfed for the ...

Govt updates on state food testing labs

Policy | News | 17 Mar, 2020

A Central Sector Scheme for “Strengthening of Food Testing System in the Country including Provision of Mobile Foo...

Pilot scheme of rice fortification kickstarts

Policy | News | 13 Mar, 2020

As per the information received from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food &...

Govt sanctions 10 new projects for food processing sector

Policy | News | 06 Mar, 2020

10 projects worth rupees 301.54 Crore rupees with total grant-in-aid of 67.29 Cr were sanctioned in a meeting of the Int...

Regulating content of trans-fat in oils and fats

Policy | News | 04 Mar, 2020

The limit of trans-fats to be not more than 5% is prescribed under Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards an...

MoFPI sanctions 32 projects under PMKSY

Policy | News | 28 Feb, 2020

Meetings of the Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) were held under the Chairpersonship of Union Minister of Foo...

MoFPI unveils real time monitoring system

Policy | News | 27 Feb, 2020

Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, has launched the– Market Intelligence and...

Govt puts focus on potential of organic food produce

Policy | News | 21 Feb, 2020

The Organic Food festival would provide an opportunity to women entrepreneurs for capacity building and economic empower...

Paswan sheds light on New Consumer Protection Act

Policy | News | 20 Feb, 2020

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan interacted with Industry represent...

India, UAE discuss investments in food corridors

Policy | News | 18 Feb, 2020

Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries met the Minister of State for Food Security in the Un...

FSSAI plans for further expansion

Policy | News | 17 Feb, 2020

FSSAI has decided to set up 6 new branch offices, 4 new import offices and 2 new food laboratories in the country. With...

India’s organic food biz to reach Rs 75,000 Cr by 2025

Policy | News | 14 Feb, 2020

With an aim to empower women and promote organic produce, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is organiz...

Economic Survey reveals status of nutrition access

Policy | News | 01 Feb, 2020

The Economic Survey 2019-20 has stated that the access to Nutrition and Electricity resulted in higher growth rate in In...

DBT signs MoUs with UK for food security

Policy | News | 27 Jan, 2020

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) institutions including NIPGR, The Institute of Life Sciences (ILS-Bhubaneswar), The In...