Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
A new set of norms will soon be introduced by India’s food regulator for pouches, foil containers, bottles and boxes that are used to package food and beverages to address concerns over contamination arising from
As part of a new initiative launched by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in association with the Directorate of Education, children will be playing an active role in consuming safe and nutritious food.
Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal invited German companies to invest in India’s food processing sector. This segment has huge growth potential as only 10 per cent of food is being processed. The minister, who visited the
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working with the industry to understand the challenges being faced in promoting fortification of wheat flour, rice and double fortification of salt. FSSAI said
China’s new control policy on food import is at a backfire as countries like the United States, Europeand other trading partners have complained against it that such a step would disrupt billions of dollars in
President Ram Nath Kovind released a sophisticated and affordable hand-held testing device which allows domestic users to easily identify adulterants in milk. Developed by the public sector research body, Council of Scientific and Industrial
The ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) has sought proposals from institutions for a research and development (R&D) programme in various categories and sub-sectors related to food processing. According to the ministry, the R&D
In a move to help the farmers, clear surplus stock and give farmers better price for their produce, the Centre has lifted the export ban on certain varieties of pulses. India had banned export of
Mandya Milk Union Limited (MANMUL) is setting up an automated mega dairy at Gejjalagere, near Maddur, at an outlay of Rs 227.47 crore. It is envisaged that the proposed project will be energy-efficient, requires a
A high-level panel under Niti Aayog has drawn up a 10-point nutrition action plan that includes governance reforms in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for Kuposhan Mukt Bharat. The national nutrition strategy,