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FSSAI, CHIFSS promote latest advances in food safety and security

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Jul, 2019

The FSSAI-Industry collaborations, to strengthen science-based food safety capability in India are progressing rapidly. Given the triple challenges of food safety, food sec...Read more

FICSI signs MoU with FSSAI to enhance food processing sector

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 26 Jul, 2019

Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI), widely known as Food Processing Sector Skill Council, & FSSAI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU...Read more

FSSAI launches logo for Trans-Fat Free

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 26 Jul, 2019

FSSAI has launched a logo for Trans-Fat Free, making it easier for customers to make informed choices. Only products with not more than 0.2g trans-fat per 100g/100 ml can u...Read more

Government promotes Indian food culture

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Jul, 2019

Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic group and occupations, t...Read more

Convergence Meeting on POSHAN Abhiyaan implementation in Telangana

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2019

A high-level convergence meeting was organized by Dr. Gyanmudra, Professor & Head, CGGPA, and CRU team, National Institute of Rural Development Panchayat Raj (NIRDPR) H...Read more

World Food India to push food processing in States

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jul, 2019

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that World Food India is not just an opportunity for the Centre but also a big platform for Stat...Read more

Tomar commemorates partnership with UN World Food Programme

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Jul, 2019

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar recently launched a Coffee Table Book, along with Dr. Hameed Nuru, Representative and Country...Read more

Agriculture Ministry signs SoI with IBM

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 03 Jul, 2019

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) for undertaking a pilot study in 3 districts of Bhopal, Rajkot and Nanded in the States o...Read more

NDDB takes dairy initiatives in Maharashtra

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Jun, 2019

National Dairy Development Board’s dairy development initiative in Vidarbha and Marathwada in Maharashtra is gradually transforming the lives of rural people as it ha...Read more

FSSAI takes on new labelling and display regulations

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Jun, 2019

Healthy diet is one of the key responses to the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases. Both supply and demand-side interventions are needed to ensure that citizens ...Read more

FSSAI establishes standards and guidance note for gluten free foods

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jun, 2019

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has established standards for 'GLUTEN FREE FOODS' and a guidance note has been released to build awareness on the ...Read more

India to set up CoE for agricultural research with Argentina

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Jun, 2019

H.E. Mr. Daniel Chuburu, Ambassador of Argentina at New Delhi accompanied by Mr.  Esteban Del Sar, First Secretary (Political) and Ms. Agustina Meda, Chief of Commerci...Read more

World Food India 2019 to hold biggest gathering of stakeholders

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jun, 2019

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that World Food India 2019 will be the biggest gathering of all global and domestic stakeholders...Read more

WERCC to promote food processing sector in Chhattisgarh

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2019

The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce (WERCC) and the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) have signed Memorandum of Understanding in orde...Read more

Small organic growers to sell produce without certification till April 2020

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 30 May, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has permitted small organic producers having annual turnover of over Rs 12 lakh, to sell their produce directly to end-consu...Read more

FSSAI notifies draft regulation for infant nutrition

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 28 May, 2019

FSSAI has notified a draft regulation for infant nutrition called the Food Safety Standards (Food for Infant Nutrition) Regulations 2019, having comprehensive regulations t...Read more

WHO Report underlines the need to strengthen Trans Fat Regulations in India

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 23 May, 2019

Disha Foundation called on the Indian government to reduce trans fats to 2% in all foods, and eliminate trans fats from Indian foods by 2023, as a newly released report by ...Read more

New rules for packaged foods to go live on 1 July

Policy |  News | 0 Comment | 14 May, 2019

Off late, FSSAI has issued an advisory on the use of certain materials for food packaging. It has banned the use of newspapers, recycled papers, and plastic sheets to wrap ...Read more