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Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector

Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector

Food Industry Asia (FIA), in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Food Trade and Industry (CIFTI), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector

Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector

Food Industry Asia (FIA), in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Food Trade and Industry (CIFTI), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Policy
Govt launches World Food India website

Govt launches World Food India website

Ministry of Food processing industries embarked the commencement of a global food-processing event, ‘World Food India’ 2017 with the launch of a website dedicated to the event, which is slated to take place in New

Policy
FSSAI uses food fortification to dodge malnutrition from India

FSSAI uses food fortification to dodge malnutrition from India

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it was promoting fortification of micro-nutrients in staples to fight malnutrition. “We are trying to encourage brands to fortify their products. We are targeting five

Policy
DGFT creates GST facilitation cell for exporters

DGFT creates GST facilitation cell for exporters

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has constituted a GST facilitation cell at its headquarters to assist and advice exporters, trade and industry for smooth transition from present regime to GST regime w.e.f. 1st July 2017.The GST

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Harsimrat Kaur Badal lays foundation stone for Mega Food Park at Palakkad

Harsimrat Kaur Badal lays foundation stone for Mega Food Park at Palakkad

Giving a big push to the infrastructure development for food processing in the state of Kerala, foundation stone of 2 Mega Food Parks one being developed by Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) at Palakkad

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MoFPI approves 2 Mega Food Parks in Kerala

MoFPI approves 2 Mega Food Parks in Kerala

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India has given approval of 2 Mega Food Parks (MFP) in Kerala. One park will come up at Palakkad and the second one at Alappuzha district

Allied Industry
Coca-Cola to invest $1.7b in Indian Agri Ecosystem

Coca-Cola to invest $1.7b in Indian Agri Ecosystem

The Coca-Cola Company, its bottling partners and its fruit suppliers and processors in India, will contribute $1.7 billion and more in the agri ecosystem of the country over the next 5 years, spanning the entire

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Food safety website launched by Kansas

Food safety website launched by Kansas

Health and agriculture officials in Kansas have partnered to launch a new food safety website for the state in an effort to reduce anonymous complaints and better identify and investigate foodborne outbreaks. The website www.foodsafetykansas.org

Nutritionals
Bangalore drug association yens state govt to seek FSSAI approval on sale of nutraceuticals

Bangalore drug association yens state govt to seek FSSAI approval on sale of nutraceuticals

The Bangalore District Chemists & Druggists Association (BDC&DA) has insisted Karnataka government for permission to sell nutraceuticals and protein powders in agreement with FSSAI and except these products from pharmacy trade.   “The chemists and