Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have now joined hands with Mysuru-based CSIR-CFTRI (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute) to assist their technology expertise to provide hygienic food products and
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has come up with a National Risk Assessment Cell to ascertain risk areas of concern. This has been done to strengthen the food safety ecosystem that would eventually
In a major blow to curb junk food consumption, Kerala Government has imposed 14.5% ’fat tax’ on the consumption of junk food items like pizzas and burgers sold through branded restaurants and 5% tax on
Union Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a long-term contract by signing a MoU with Mozambique for import of pulses either through the private channels or Government-to-Government (G2G) sales through
Karnataka government has now set up an Agriculture Mission to reduce the gap between the government departments and the farmers by providing information at their doorstep. Although the initiative was started in 2015 to help
In a major boost for development Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister has given nod for inculcating 100% Foreign Direct Investment in food retail market through Government approved routes. “But there is no mention
Claiming their achievements in last 2 years, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal in a press meet stated that Indian Government has managed to transforming Food Economy through Food Processing has been
FSSAI notification issued by Rakesh Chandra Sharma, director of enforcement, FSSAI, said, "It has been decided that till the standards of nutraceuticals food supplements and health supplements are finally notified, the enforcement activities against such
Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley has proposed in the 2016-17 budget significant relaxation in the FDI policy in food retail. He announced that 100% FDI will be allowed through the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)
Nutraceutical products can play an unprecedented role in balancing the nutritional intake of an individual in India where the mortality rate is one of the highest in the world. Currently, the size of the nutraceutical