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FSSAI joins hands with Yes Bank to preserve India’s food heritage

FSSAI joins hands with Yes Bank to preserve India’s food heritage

In a bid to spread the Indian food domestically and globally, the food regulatory body of India, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has joined hands with Yes Bank to preserve and promote

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Government to back mega food parks for a duration of two years

Government to back mega food parks for a duration of two years

The Central government will support farmers and entrepreneurs who will invest in mega food parks in Punjab for two years from the time their projects are launched.   The farmers of Punjab must avail the

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Packaged food awaiting trademark likely to get 5% GST

Packaged food awaiting trademark likely to get 5% GST

Packaged food products sold under names that are yet to receive trademark confirmation could attract a goods and services tax (GST) rate of 5 per cent, ending the exemption they enjoy now.   The GST

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FSSAI amends rules for food safety

FSSAI amends rules for food safety

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in a bid to ensure uniformity in the method of testing food samples in laboratories and avoid variations in results, has issued a notice stating that

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Telangana Govt proposes turmeric park establishment

Telangana Govt proposes turmeric park establishment

The Central government has received a proposal from the government of Telangana for the establishment of a spice park in Nizamabad for turmeric. The Spices Board would extend all technical support if the land and

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Cabinet approves MoU to set up BRICS Agriculture Research Platform

Cabinet approves MoU to set up BRICS Agriculture Research Platform

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Narendra Modi, Prime Minister has given its ex-post facto approval for MoU signed between India and various BRICs countries for the establishment of the BRICS Agriculture Research Platform (BRICS-ARP).

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IFFCO inks MoU with Sikkim government

IFFCO inks MoU with Sikkim government

Indian Farmers’ Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), the world’s largest processed fertiliser cooperative, inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Sikkim, on the basis of which Sikkim IFFCO Organics Limited (Sikkim-IFFCO) will be established

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Haryana government restricts use of liquid nitrogen in food

Haryana government restricts use of liquid nitrogen in food

The government of Haryana has imposed a ban on the use of liquid nitrogen in food preparations (including frozen desserts) and beverages (including cocktails), following the death of a man from Delhi, who had a

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GHMC requests for calcium carbide monitoring kits

GHMC requests for calcium carbide monitoring kits

In a bid to test fruits for the presence of calcium carbide and other chemicals used to hasten the process of ripening them, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has submitted a recommendation to the

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Pepper imports may be contaminated with high dosage of pesticide residue: FSSAI

Pepper imports may be contaminated with high dosage of pesticide residue: FSSAI

Various nodal agencies have been instructed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to check the import of pepper into country. The authorities have instructed the agencies on possible contamination in pepper