Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
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
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