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FSSAI requests food companies to submit their food recall plans

FSSAI requests food companies to submit their food recall plans

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed the top 200 food companies in the country to submit their food recall plans, as part of its efforts to implement food recall guidelines.

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Food enterprises may have to change printing norms

Food enterprises may have to change printing norms

Packaged food companies in India may soon have to change their printing and packaging norms due to safety issues with certain chemicals currently being used to print labels and packages. The Bureau of Indian Standards

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FSSAI to focus on protein concentrates and colostrum

FSSAI to focus on protein concentrates and colostrum

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has laid out standards for milk protein concentrates, whey protein concentrates and colostrum products in the Food Safety and Standards Regulations (FSSR), 2011, and related food

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FSSAI decides guidelines to control doping in sports

FSSAI decides guidelines to control doping in sports

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday finalized guidelines to curb the use of prohibited performance enhancing substances in nutritional supplements by sports professionals. The country’s food regulator will now regulate

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The tourism department and LDA to start food kiosks in Lucknow

The tourism department and LDA to start food kiosks in Lucknow

For visitors In Janeshwar Mishra Park (JMP),Gomtinagar,Lucknow  new food kiosks will be functioning soon. Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has given a contract to UP tourism department to run food kiosks inside the park. The kiosks

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DRDO, CFTRI tie up to address malnutrition

DRDO, CFTRI tie up to address malnutrition

Bihar government has roped in Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) and Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) to provide ready-to-eat food through anganwadis, to fight diseases caused by acute malnutrition.

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Agri Export policy invites ideas and views

Agri Export policy invites ideas and views

Commerce Ministry in its new draft policy for agri exports proposed to put an end to the different export restrictions including Minimum Export Price (MEP) and export duty on commodities not falling under ‘essentials’.  

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Conflict between MP, Chhattisgarh to get GI tag for ’Kadaknath’ chicken

Conflict between MP, Chhattisgarh to get GI tag for ’Kadaknath’ chicken

A protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as ‘Kadaknath’ also known as Kali Masi, has virtually become a bone of contention between Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states, with both claiming over its nativity. The two

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FSSAI implements revised inspection checklist

FSSAI implements revised inspection checklist

In order to facilitate efficient work of inspection of food businesses, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has revised the inspection checklist. Ashwin Bhadri, CEO, Equinox Labs, points out, "The existing inspection

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No further extension to sale pre-GST stock with revised MRP stickers

No further extension to sale pre-GST stock with revised MRP stickers

The government will not further extend the deadline for selling pre-GST stock with revised maximum retail price (MRP) stickers beyond this month, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has said