1. Home
  2. Latest News

Category: Policy

Latest News
Maharashtra FDA commissioner plans to introduce calorie count in restaurants

Maharashtra FDA commissioner plans to introduce calorie count in restaurants

 In a series of meetings held internally, the FDA has decided that restaurants must start mentioning the calorie count of each item mentioned on the menu. The brainchild of FDA commissioner Pallavi Darade, the plan

Latest News
Selling price of PDS grains will remain unchanged for 1 more year

Selling price of PDS grains will remain unchanged for 1 more year

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that the government has decided not to hike prices of foodgrains sold via public distribution system (PDS) for one more year.   Foodgrains via ration shops are supplied at

Latest News
FSSAI launches Orange Book for corporate companies

FSSAI launches Orange Book for corporate companies

FSSAI officially launched ‘The Orange Book’ on 15th May, 2018 in the presence of the Panel Experts and its co-authors, with the CEO, Mr. Pawan Agarwal doing the honours. Joining him was Mr. Amitabh Kant,

Latest News
FSSAI to come up soon with food labeling standards

FSSAI to come up soon with food labeling standards

After releasing the Draft food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018 FSSAI CEO Mr. Pawan Kumar Agarwal has said that it will come up with the final labeling standards on packaged food products

Latest News
Meghalaya approves setting up Food Processing Directorate

Meghalaya approves setting up Food Processing Directorate

Farmers across Meghalaya may soon have an easier time with their perishable goods after the Meghalaya cabinet has approved a proposal for the setting up of the Directorate of Food Processing in Meghalaya.   Stating

Latest News
Food in trains to be removed from 5%GST bracket

Food in trains to be removed from 5%GST bracket

The Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) announces through a government circular that supply of food and beverages in trains will face goods and services tax as applicable on such items, and not the concessional rate

Latest News
FSSAI makes mandatory GM and GE labels

FSSAI makes mandatory GM and GE labels

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made it mandatory for all food business operators to label all foods having 5% or more genetically-engineered (GE) or modified (GM) ingredients. The label must

Latest News
Minister inaugurates six Comfed plants in Bihar

Minister inaugurates six Comfed plants in Bihar

Chief minister Nitish Kumar recently inaugurated six plants of Bihar State Milk Cooperative Federation (Comfed) having a total value of Rs144.67 crore on its 35th foundation day.   The plants include two ice cream manufacturing

Latest News
Gastrotope signs agreement with Andhra Pradesh Govt

Gastrotope signs agreement with Andhra Pradesh Govt

The agrifood startup accelerator, Gastrotope, has signed an agreement with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to create a Farm to Fork ecosystem in Visakhapatnam (Vizag).   The two partners will collaborate to provide the necessary infrastructure such as

Latest News
Vimta Labs to conduct nationwide milk quality survey

Vimta Labs to conduct nationwide milk quality survey

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced that Hyderabad-based Vimta Labs has been assigned to conduct this year’s nationwide milk quality surveillance.   The move by the country’s apex food regulator