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IRCTC ropes in startup TRAPIGO for food delivery facility in trains

IRCTC ropes in startup TRAPIGO for food delivery facility in trains

IRCTC has roped in an IIT-IIM Alumni-run startup TRAPIGO for the facility of delivering food to passengers on their train seats. Not only food, the passengers can even place orders for alphonso mangoes. TRAPIGO was

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India’s basmati rice exports hit after reimposition of US sanctions on Iran

India’s basmati rice exports hit after reimposition of US sanctions on Iran

After President Donald Trump re-imposed US sanctions on Iran, Indian basmati rice and premium tea exporters feel that may lose the Iran market. According to media reports, at present, basmati rice fetches $1,200-$1,300 per tonne

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FSSAI Trained Food Safety Supervisors to Be Appointed To All Department Canteens

FSSAI Trained Food Safety Supervisors to Be Appointed To All Department Canteens

The central government has decided to appoint food safety supervisors in all its departmental canteens. The supervisors will be trained by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), mandated to ensure availability of

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Bihar to roll out mobile food lab

Bihar to roll out mobile food lab

The government’s food safety wing will roll out a mobile food testing laboratory in Patna by the end of next month, to collect food samples and conduct on-spot tests.   According to the officials, the

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Cabinet approves MoU on Food Safety Cooperation

Cabinet approves MoU on Food Safety Cooperation

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Denmark regarding cooperation in the areas of food safety. The MoU

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WR launches e-catering facility; major food chains are a part of it

WR launches e-catering facility; major food chains are a part of it

Western Railway (WR) has launched the e-catering facility at 23 major stations on its network enabling passengers to order food of their choice from a wide range of restaurants and food chains while on move. "Our passengers can avail IRCTC’s e-catering services at

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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

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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

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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,

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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