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FSSAI issues direction regarding wheat flour nomenclature

FSSAI issues direction regarding wheat flour nomenclature

Food Business Operators (FBOs) are using term Wheat Flour as English nomenclature for Maida on the label of the food products.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a direction under Food

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Interim Budget 2019- Rs 750 Cr for Rashtriya Gokul Mission to impact Dairy Industry

Interim Budget 2019- Rs 750 Cr for Rashtriya Gokul Mission to impact Dairy Industry

Allocation of Rs.750 crore for Rashtriya Gokul Mission has been announced for the current year itself. Interim Budget 2019-20 has been presented in the Parliament by the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways &

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FSSAI bans use of staple pins on tea bags

FSSAI bans use of staple pins on tea bags

Blanket extension of further time period for implementation shall not be given to the FBOs. The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed the Food Business Operators (FBOs) to discontinue manufacture, storage,

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Ministry reviews functioning of Food Corporation of India

Ministry reviews functioning of Food Corporation of India

Ram Vilas Paswan asserted that the main objective of FCI is to ensure that farmers in the country get their due share.The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan recently

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HRD critical for managing dairy cooperatives: NDDB

HRD critical for managing dairy cooperatives: NDDB

NDDB released a manual on Human Resource Development in Dairy Cooperatives & Producer Companies (prepared by NDDB) at the workshop.While inaugurating a one-day workshop on “Strengthening Human Resource Development and Management functions in Dairy Cooperatives

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FSSAI’s Swasth Bharat Yatra hits century

FSSAI’s Swasth Bharat Yatra hits century

The Yatra hits a century with completion of 100 days by covering about 2,000 locations across 1,000+ cities & towns with support of over 21,000 cyclists (Eat Right Champions) spreading awareness on the importance of

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Cabinet approves MoC between India and Japan in Food Processing Industry

Cabinet approves MoC between India and Japan in Food Processing Industry

Bilateral cooperation in the field of food processing between India and Japan will be mutually beneficial to the food processing sector in both countriesThe Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given

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DBT, ICAR sign MoU to promote innovations in Agri-Bio

DBT, ICAR sign MoU to promote innovations in Agri-Bio

The collaborations also encompass to promote agri-innovations and start-ups, through the well-established BIRAC mechanism. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has undertaken several activities and programs to promote Biotechnology Research & Development in the areas of

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FSSAI notifies new packaging guidelines for food safety

FSSAI notifies new packaging guidelines for food safety

Besides, general and specific requirement with respect to packaging materials, the regulations also prescribe overall migration and specific migration limits of contaminants for plastic packaging materialsFSSAI’s new packaging regulations have been notified this week. The

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Ministry restricts on import of peas till March 31

Ministry restricts on import of peas till March 31

The ministry has restricted imports of peas "for the period from January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2019," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notice.   The commerce ministry on Monday