Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
Dr K Laxma Reddy, Telangana Medical and Health Minister, recently stated that the government has sanctioned 30 posts of food safety officers and 10 posts of designated officers in the state for implementation of Food
During an inspection drive by food safety officials in Alappuzha, Kerela, canteens and messes of ten institutions--including schools, colleges and hospitals--were closed down with immediate effect for failing to comply with the food safety norms.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is all set to launch its ‘One Nation One Food Law’ initiative. The regulator is leveraging technology for uniform implementation of norms for testing and sampling by
Food safety and Standards Authority of India, FSSAI, has proposed the amendments in qualification of Designated officer, the key post of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. According to the proposed amendment, a non technical and
The Karnataka State Spices Development Board (KSSDB) plans on setting up a state-of-the-art spice stall in Hubballi. KSSDB chairperson Shashikala V. Kavali stated that the board is working on a plan to set up the
The government has refused approval to commercially release a locally developed genetically modified (GM) mustard due to stiff opposition to lab-altered food from domestic activists and politicians. The mustard variety would have been the
The government is planning to work out new packaging norms for export of food items to address concerns over food safety and health standards even as some Indian food products face rejection in developed markets.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is actively considering third-party auditing of the railway catering services in the wake of the recent uproar regarding the kind of food served aboard trains across
UK might set out to ban basmati rice from the new year if the use of pesticides cannot be controlled by the farmers in India. The main issue is regarding the use of tricyclazole
The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation has launched a ‘genetic garden of biofortified crops’ on its campus on the occassion of World Food Day. The major objective of setting up the garden is to provide