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FSSAI, CHIFSS promote latest advances in food safety and security

Policy | News | 29 Jul, 2019

The FSSAI-Industry collaborations, to strengthen science-based food safety capability in India are progressing rapidly. ...

FICSI signs MoU with FSSAI to enhance food processing sector

Policy | News | 26 Jul, 2019

Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI), widely known as Food Processing Sector Skill Council, & ...

FSSAI launches logo for Trans-Fat Free

Policy | News | 26 Jul, 2019

FSSAI has launched a logo for Trans-Fat Free, making it easier for customers to make informed choices. Only products wit...

Government promotes Indian food culture

Policy | News | 22 Jul, 2019

Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. Given the range of diversity in soil typ...

Convergence Meeting on POSHAN Abhiyaan implementation in Telangana

Policy | News | 19 Jul, 2019

A high-level convergence meeting was organized by Dr. Gyanmudra, Professor & Head, CGGPA, and CRU team, National Ins...

World Food India to push food processing in States

Policy | News | 15 Jul, 2019

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that World Food India is not just an opportu...

Tomar commemorates partnership with UN World Food Programme

Policy | News | 09 Jul, 2019

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar recently launched a Coffee Table Book, al...

Agriculture Ministry signs SoI with IBM

Policy | News | 03 Jul, 2019

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) for undertaking a pilot study in 3 di...

NDDB takes dairy initiatives in Maharashtra

Policy | News | 28 Jun, 2019

National Dairy Development Board’s dairy development initiative in Vidarbha and Marathwada in Maharashtra is gradu...

FSSAI takes on new labelling and display regulations

Policy | News | 27 Jun, 2019

Healthy diet is one of the key responses to the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases. Both supply and demand-si...

FSSAI establishes standards and guidance note for gluten free foods

Policy | News | 25 Jun, 2019

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has established standards for 'GLUTEN FREE FOODS' and a guidan...

India to set up CoE for agricultural research with Argentina

Policy | News | 24 Jun, 2019

H.E. Mr. Daniel Chuburu, Ambassador of Argentina at New Delhi accompanied by Mr. Esteban Del Sar, First Secretary ...

World Food India 2019 to hold biggest gathering of stakeholders

Policy | News | 18 Jun, 2019

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that World Food India 2019 will be the bigge...

WERCC to promote food processing sector in Chhattisgarh

Policy | News | 14 Jun, 2019

The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce (WERCC) and the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CS...

Small organic growers to sell produce without certification till April 2020

Policy | News | 30 May, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has permitted small organic producers having annual turnover of over Rs ...

FSSAI notifies draft regulation for infant nutrition

Policy | News | 28 May, 2019

FSSAI has notified a draft regulation for infant nutrition called the Food Safety Standards (Food for Infant Nutrition) ...

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

Policy | News | 23 May, 2019

Disha Foundation called on the Indian government to reduce trans fats to 2% in all foods, and eliminate trans fats from ...

New rules for packaged foods to go live on 1 July

Policy | News | 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 news...