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FSSAI to regulate alcohol products

FSSAI to regulate alcohol products

Food Safety Standard & Authority of India (FSSAI) is regulating all varieties of alcoholic products by permitting only prescribed percent of alcohol in your drink. All categories of hard drink such as beer, wine, brandy, country

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Cooperatives to increase milk procurement share

Cooperatives to increase milk procurement share

Government has directed cooperatives to increase their share of milk procurement from farmers and has asked states to boost consumption by distributing it under various schemes like Midday Meal.   The milk cooperatives have also

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ASSOCHAM Report- PPP mode to promote nutrition in India

ASSOCHAM Report- PPP mode to promote nutrition in India

A joint report by ASSOCHAM and the global professional services firm EY (Ernst & Young) has suggested the Government of India a two-pronged strategy based on public-private partnership (PPP) mode to promote nutritious, diversified and resilient food production.   In order to cater to the large

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NABARD to support dairy sector with 8K Cr fund

NABARD to support dairy sector with 8K Cr fund

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) will soon start on with the Rs 8,000-crore fund that the finance minister announced in this year’s budget to support the dairy sector.  It targets to

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FSSAI to establish food safety laboratory network

FSSAI to establish food safety laboratory network

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is in the process of establishing a high-tech laboratory network that will be referred to in case of conflicting results during primary testing of food samples.

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Chhattisgarh Govt to invest into food processing units

Chhattisgarh Govt to invest into food processing units

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Chhattisgarh government and three food processing firms, Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, Manorama Industries Pvt. Ltd and Aakriti Snacks Pvt. Ltd, to set up processing

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Each metro city to get food labs: FSSAI

Each metro city to get food labs: FSSAI

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is planning to create at least one state-of-the-art food laboratory in each metropolitan city in the country. FSSAI already owns a lab in Ghaziabad.   Kolkata,

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Sikkim to stop non-organic food supply

Sikkim to stop non-organic food supply

The Sikkim government has approved a proposal to ban supply of non-organic agriculture, horticulture and livestock produces in the state in a phased manner with effect from March 31, 2018.   A cabinet meeting was

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FSDA to monitor adulteration in cakes and sweets

FSDA to monitor adulteration in cakes and sweets

The Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) is on a strict mission to make sure that the city residents do not consume adulterated Christmas treats, sweets, cakes and other food items made for the festival.

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International Arogya 2017 concludes with the call to promote the brand of AYUSH world over

International Arogya 2017 concludes with the call to promote the brand of AYUSH world over

The first international conference and exhibition on AYUSH and wellness systems organized by FICCI in collaboration with Ministry of AYUSH, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and Pharmexcil, International Arogya 2017 concluded with participation of delegates