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Fortification standard sprawls its nexus to Fruit juices, cereals, cereal-based foods, bakery products

Fortification standard sprawls its nexus to Fruit juices, cereals, cereal-based foods, bakery products

As per the recent media reports, soon fruit juices, cereals, cereal-based foods and bakery products will have fortification standards. Safe foods will have a logo of a declaration set by national food regulator, Food Safety

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FSSAI empanels 15 agencies to carry food audit

FSSAI empanels 15 agencies to carry food audit

To beef-up its scanner, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has empanelled 15 national and international agencies to carry out audits. These audits will be done on a quiet frequent basis in canteens,

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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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Singapore FMCG firm brings products to Indian market

Singapore FMCG firm brings products to Indian market

Singapore based Food Empire Group has acquired an 80 per cent stake in Positive Food Ventures’ iced tea brand Brewhouse.   This 4 crore acquisition will enable the Food Empire Group to enter the Indian

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New director takes charge at NIN

New director takes charge at NIN

National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), the city-based premier nutrition research institute working under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has appointed R. Hemalatha as the new director.   Ms. Hemalatha, senior grade deputy director,

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Bisleri to focus on fizzy fruit drinks, mineral water to double revenue

Bisleri to focus on fizzy fruit drinks, mineral water to double revenue

Bisleri International Private Limited is now banking on a revamped portfolio of fizzy fruit drinks and its premium mineral water brand Vedica for growth in the next 2-3 years   Anjana Ghosh, director of business

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Drug hastens multiple food allergy treatment: Research

Drug hastens multiple food allergy treatment: Research

Team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine maintain that combining the antibody drug omalizumab with a procedure to desensitize children to multiple food allergies is safe and effective.   The research published

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Punjab CM inaugurates ITC integrated food processing facility

Punjab CM inaugurates ITC integrated food processing facility

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh inaugurated ITC’s new integrated food manufacturing and logistics facility at Kapurthala, giving a fillip to the state?s food processing sector and strengthening its beleaguered economy. The facility will also

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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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FSSAI joins hand with IGNOU to provide food safety training and certification courses

FSSAI joins hand with IGNOU to provide food safety training and certification courses

In a bid to increase the food hygiene and quality of the country, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has decided to beef up its team of food safety supervisors. Working on this frame,