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FSSAI facilitates food testing via consumer organisations

Policy | News | 16 Dec, 2019

In order to earn consumer trust, country’s food regulator has decided to get food testing done through the consume...

Centre gears up to scrutinise food advertisements

Policy | News | 03 Dec, 2019

The Centre is going to set up a committee to scrutinise and regulate product-feature claims made in advertisements, seek...

Cabinet increases FCI capital to Rs 10,000 Cr

Policy | News | 29 Nov, 2019

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved to increase the autho...

FSSAI releases action plan for milk safety

Policy | News | 27 Nov, 2019

On the occasion of ‘National Milk Day’, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released Action...

IMAC clears projects worth Rs 271 Cr under CEFPPC scheme

Policy | News | 26 Nov, 2019

An Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) under the chairmanship of Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimra...

India, New Zealand review progress on food security

Policy | News | 06 Nov, 2019

Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Damien O’Connor, Minister of Agri...

Govt tightens check on counterfeit food products

Policy | News | 24 Oct, 2019

“Counterfeit food items, being totally illegal, bypass all mandatory quality checks and pose a grave danger to the...

FSSAI survey results demolish milk adulteration perception

Policy | News | 21 Oct, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released the full report of the ‘National Milk Safety...

FSSAI introduces Food Safety Mitra scheme

Policy | News | 14 Oct, 2019

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced scheme of Food Safety Mitra (FSM) through which it p...

National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR) contributes to raising awareness of Polish food and agri-food export support

Policy | News | 13 Oct, 2019

As the main Polish institution dedicated to agri-food export support, the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR)...

Dr Harsh Vardhan launches Trans Fat Free logo

Policy | News | 04 Oct, 2019

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare formally launched the “Trans Fat Free” logo a...

ICMR indicates extended efforts to tackle malnutrition

Policy | News | 26 Sep, 2019

The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative is a joint initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Public ...

21st session of WHO/FAO Coordinating Committee of Asia begins in Goa

Policy | News | 25 Sep, 2019

Originally being elected in July 2015 and reelected in July 2017 by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, this is the secon...

Paswan suggests 100 per cent jute for food packaging

Policy | News | 18 Sep, 2019

Highlighting the ill effects of Plastics the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas P...

ICAR focuses on scientific agricultural water management for food safety

Policy | News | 16 Sep, 2019

ICAR recently organized a press conference on “Scientific Agricultural Water Management: A pressing need for food ...

FSSAI initiates regulatory measures towards plastic ban

Policy | News | 13 Sep, 2019

Aligned with the Prime Minister’s call for action to eliminate single-use plastic in coming years, develop environ...

PM launches programmes for nutrition and dairy farming

Policy | News | 12 Sep, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched several programmes concerning Livestock Health, Nutrition and Dairy Farming at...

Paswan chairs meeting with stakeholders for SUP alternatives

Policy | News | 09 Sep, 2019

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan met key stakeholders from Plastic bot...