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FDA Maharashtra insists to use blue colour in industrial ice

FDA Maharashtra insists to use blue colour in industrial ice

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Maharashtra has directed the businesses involved in the manufacturing of industrial ice to use blue colour to differentiate it from the edible ice. Taking into consideration that 70 per

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21 agritech startups get Rs 3Cr funding from Karnataka Govt

21 agritech startups get Rs 3Cr funding from Karnataka Govt

“The department of innovation and technology, Government of Karnataka has supported 21 startups in agritech sector by providing funding maximum upto Rs 50 lakh. Rs three crore has been already provided to as many agritech

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FSSAI gives relief to direct selling agents & distributors

FSSAI gives relief to direct selling agents & distributors

Agents and distributors of direct selling companies will no longer need to have storage facility or premises for registering with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Companies involved in direct selling can

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FSSAI to spread awareness about Vitamin D

FSSAI to spread awareness about Vitamin D

The food safety regulator FSSAI is planning to soon launch a campaign to spread awareness about availing Vitamin D through natural sunlight and intake of fortified food among school going children.   The campaign, Project Dhoop, will be implemented in collaboration

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Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and food processing

Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and food processing

A central task force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has suggested creating a National Artificial Intelligence Mission (N-AIM) that will serve as a nodal agency for coordinating AI related activities in the country. The report of

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AgriTech Summit explores ways to address challenges

AgriTech Summit explores ways to address challenges

The Department of Agriculture and Department of Innovation & Technology, recently presented the highly anticipated, “TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE" at Hotel Shangri La, Bengaluru. Maheshwar Rao, Secretary to Department of Agriculture and Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary

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Government of Maharashtra and Nestlé India collaborates

Government of Maharashtra and Nestlé India collaborates

Government of Maharashtra in collaboration with National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) launch Project ‘Serve Safe Food’.   Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra today inaugurated Project ‘Serve Safe Food’   It is a program

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Organic food norms to increase reliability

Organic food norms to increase reliability

India’s organic food industry will get a credibility boost from July 2018, when standards and certification norms will come into operation. It will help to bridge a trust deficit for its produce among foreign buyers,

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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