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Bombay HC extends product approval and license obtaining deadline by 8 weeks

Bombay HC extends product approval and license obtaining deadline by 8 weeks

The Bombay High Court has extended the deadline for product approval and obtaining licenses by eight weeks. The new deadline is therefore 28th March 2014."In our view, taking into consideration the peculiar facts and the

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Tetra Pak closes down Netherlands factory

Tetra Pak closes down Netherlands factory

Tetra Pak, a leading company in food processing and packaging has announced that it is closing down its plant in the Netherlands due to declining demand and over capacity from other Tetra Pak plants in

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FDA issues food retail program standards

FDA issues food retail program standards

In its latest step to increase the safety of the American food supply, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued the 2013 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The

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USFDA starts accepting online reporting of adverse events in dietary supplements

USFDA starts accepting online reporting of adverse events in dietary supplements

The US Food and Drug Administration (US-FDA) has announced that it is now accepting online submissions of voluntary and mandatory dietary supplement adverse event reports (AERs). FDA has implemented a secure capability in the interest

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USFDA increases permitted levels of Acacia Gum in food following Nexira petition

USFDA increases permitted levels of Acacia Gum in food following Nexira petition

Following a request by Nexira, a global natural ingredients supplier, the US-FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) has expanded safe use of acacia gum (known as gum Arabic or Babul in India) across the

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Obesity in developing countries reached 1 billion mark

Obesity in developing countries reached 1 billion mark

The number of overweight and obese adults in developing countries has ballooned from 250 million to almost 1 billion. The figure is highlighted in a major new review from the Overseas Development Institute exposing the

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Haryana announces nutrition policy for women and children

Haryana announces nutrition policy for women and children

State Government of Haryana has announced State Nutrition Policy for Women and Children to improve the nutritional status of adolescent girls and women in the state.According to reports, the state policy aims to develop an

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US FDA warns consumers about using ’Mass Destruction’ dietary supplement

US FDA warns consumers about using ’Mass Destruction’ dietary supplement

The US Food and Drug Administration, an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health is advising consumers to immediately stop using a product called Mass Destruction, marketed as

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IPAB upheld Kibow Biotech’s patent for kidney dietary supplement

IPAB upheld Kibow Biotech’s patent for kidney dietary supplement

Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), India’s top IP body, in its decision has upheld patent granted to an US-based biotech company Kibow Biotech’s key probiotic dietary supplement product. The company was granted patent No: 224100

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Food security should be protected: Anand Sharma

Food security should be protected: Anand Sharma

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma, in a statement strongly underlining India’s concerns at a meeting of the G-33 in Bali on the eve of the 9th Ministerial Conference of the World