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CUTS International raises concerns on proposed Indian Nutrition Rating display on food labels

CUTS International raises concerns on proposed Indian Nutrition Rating display on food labels

Thousands of other relevant stakeholders are vehemently opposing the draft regulation in the present format CUTS International has written to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and also personally handed over a written

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Govt interacts with food companies on activities planned for popularising millets

Govt interacts with food companies on activities planned for popularising millets

Related to International Year of Millets & Mega Food Event 2023 As the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India, is uniquely placed amongst all stakeholders i.e., producers, food processors, equipment manufacturers, logistics

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Piyush Goyal urges tea industry to promote organic and GI tea through branding

Piyush Goyal urges tea industry to promote organic and GI tea through branding

One District and One Product (ODOP) scheme to help spread the glory of Indian Tea: Piyush Goyal  Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal stated that

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Centre formulates action plan to promote exports of millets 

Centre formulates action plan to promote exports of millets 

India exported millets products worth $34.32 million during 2021-22 To promote shipment of nutri-cereals, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion body, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

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Export of processed fruits & vegetables up by 42% in Q2 FY22-23

Export of processed fruits & vegetables up by 42% in Q2 FY22-23

Fruits & vegetables, cereals, livestock, and processed foods witness a spike in exports this fiscal Exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 25 percent within six months of the current Financial Year 2022-23

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Govt to establish testing facility for dietary supplements

Govt to establish testing facility for dietary supplements

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, FSSAI and NFSU sign MoU Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Ahmedabad have

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DA&FW and NAFED ink MoU to promote millets

DA&FW and NAFED ink MoU to promote millets

With the objective to boost International Year of Millets (IYOM)-2023 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of

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FSSAI proposes Indian Nutrition Rating as part of FoPL regulation

FSSAI proposes Indian Nutrition Rating as part of FoPL regulation

To provide information on the overall nutritional value of the food and/or on nutrients included The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a draft notification related to Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling (FoPNL)

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Govt announces convergence portal to support food processing enterprises 

Govt announces convergence portal to support food processing enterprises 

Convergence Portal between Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) and Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) jointly launched a Convergence Portal between

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Govt organises workshops to highlight impact of fortified rice

Govt organises workshops to highlight impact of fortified rice

Fortification of rice is found to be a cost-effective and complementary strategy to increase vitamin and mineral content in diets with low turnaround time In order to popularise and create awareness about the benefit of