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FSSAI plays a positive stroke with a workshop on social mobilization for ‘Safe and Nutritious Food’

FSSAI plays a positive stroke with a workshop on social mobilization for ‘Safe and Nutritious Food’

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken its batten forward to make the country’s food more hygienic and safer. In its recent move, FSSAI has organized a one day workshop on social

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Budget 2017: Positive approach towards agricultural sector

Budget 2017: Positive approach towards agricultural sector

While releasing the Union Budget 2017-2018, Arun Jaitley, Union Finance Minister, has made some positive announcements. Sagar Kurade, Chairman & Managing Director at Suman Project Consultants Pvt. Ltd. said, “The key theme of this budget

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FSSAI inches closer to mark foods high on salt, sugar and fat as junk food

FSSAI inches closer to mark foods high on salt, sugar and fat as junk food

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (India) is taking a step forward to mark food items which high on salt, sugar and saturated fat as junk food. The food regulator has carved this plan

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FSSAI rebuilds its scientific committee and scientific panels

FSSAI rebuilds its scientific committee and scientific panels

In a move to beef up its scientific armory, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has reconstituted its scientific committee and panels. Scientific committee will include Sushil Kumar, former director and vice-chancellor, National

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FSSAI adopts vertical standards for food additives

FSSAI adopts vertical standards for food additives

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed s to adopt 46 food additive standards previously issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

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Nutritional benchmarks by FSSAI to fortify food items for social programmes

Nutritional benchmarks by FSSAI to fortify food items for social programmes

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently released a benchmarks to fortify the nutritional quality of food items used in social programmes such as ICDS, PDS and midday meals such as

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FSSAI asks states to keep check on food wrapped in newspapers, silver warq

FSSAI asks states to keep check on food wrapped in newspapers, silver warq

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked state enforcement authorities to ensure strict vigilance on circulation of foods wrapped in newspapers and manufacturing units of of silver warq that are not

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FSSAI calls for public suggestions on the draft for food fortification

FSSAI calls for public suggestions on the draft for food fortification

In its recent move, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the food regulator, has called in for the public opinion on the recently drafted standards for food fortification. Initially, the authority has opted

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FSSAI issues draft regulations to modify FSSR recounting stds for milk

FSSAI issues draft regulations to modify FSSR recounting stds for milk

FSSAI has released draft regulations to amend the Food Safety and Standards Regulations (FSSR), 2011, unfolding the standards for milk and milk products. One of the major issues addressed was that of the fat and

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Nation grateful to scientists says PM Modi; urges for scientific social responsibility on lines of CSR

Nation grateful to scientists says PM Modi; urges for scientific social responsibility on lines of CSR

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that ‘nation will always be grateful to scientists who have worked tirelessly to empower our society by their vision, labour, and leadership’. PM said this while speaking at