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FSSAI issues guidelines for blending of mustard oil

FSSAI issues guidelines for blending of mustard oil

This is to ensure strict enforcement to check blending of mustard oil with other edible oilWith reference to the earlier notification issued by FSSAI wide, the blending of mustard oil for the production of multi-source edible

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Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across government schemes

Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across government schemes

Entire cost of rice fortification (around Rs 2,700 crore per annum) would be borne by the govtThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accorded its approval for supply

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India dispatches Alphonso and Kesar mango consignment to Japan for boosting exports

India dispatches Alphonso and Kesar mango consignment to Japan for boosting exports

Mango festival is being organised in Tokyo, Japan as a part of Azadi ki Amrit MahotsavIn a major boost to export, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated season’s first consignment of fresh

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CUTS International critical on FSSAI’s move on trans-fat free logo

CUTS International critical on FSSAI’s move on trans-fat free logo

Trans-fat free logo unnecessary, when all food business operators are legally bound: CUTS International The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently asked the Food Business Operators (FBOs) to get the products tested

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FSSAI urges to use trans fat-free logo on oil

FSSAI urges to use trans fat-free logo on oil

The food authority has revised the method for determining the trans fatty acids in hydrogenated vegetable oilThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued new guidelines concerning eliminating trans-fatty acids to ensure

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Govt to hold online training on ’Food Labelling Regulations’

Govt to hold online training on ’Food Labelling Regulations’

People involved in food business can take benefit of this courseMSME (Micro, small and medium enterprises) Technology Development Centre, Government of India, has organized a 3 days certified online training on Labelling Display and Packaging

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APEDA organises meet for boosting India’s wheat exports

APEDA organises meet for boosting India’s wheat exports

Ministry of Commerce & Industry asks to scale up shipments to avert global supply chain disruptionsAmidst a record surge in wheat exports in the current fiscal, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

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Centre focuses on promoting exports of GI-tagged niche food products

Centre focuses on promoting exports of GI-tagged niche food products

GI-tagged products of India find new markets in the United Kingdom, South Korea and BahrainIn a bid to promote exports of locally sourced Geographical Indications (GI) tagged agricultural products, Centre has been striving to identify

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Govt foresees ’explosive growth’ of Indian plant-based foods sector

Govt foresees ’explosive growth’ of Indian plant-based foods sector

Plant Based Foods Industry Association delegation meets MoFPI Minister A delegation of the newly-formed Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) met Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), in New

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BIS in process of developing new Indian Standards for soy products

BIS in process of developing new Indian Standards for soy products

Soy product manufacturers are encouraged to take BIS certification for use of Standards Mark (ISI mark)The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently organised an awareness and implementation webinar on ‘Indian Standards on Soy Products’. In