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Nestlé India launches ‘Healthy Kids Prog’ in Jammu

Nestlé India launches ‘Healthy Kids Prog’ in Jammu

Nestle India in association with Magic Bus India Foundation has recently launched the Nestlé Healthy Kids programme in Jammu   Encouraging healthier living among adolescents by creating awareness regarding nutrition, health, wellness and active living

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New technique can detect impurities in ground beef within minutes: Research

New technique can detect impurities in ground beef within minutes: Research

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef.   Food science students led by professor Xiaonan Lu used a laser-equipped spectrometer and statistical

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Proposal by ICAR faces opposition

Proposal by ICAR faces opposition

Scientists and political leaders in Tamil Nadu are strongly opposing the proposed merger of three central institutes of Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR).   T. Ramasami, former secretary of Department of Science and Technology,

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Pizza Hut banks on India for its global growth

Pizza Hut banks on India for its global growth

Pizza Hut, a division of US-based Yum! Brands Inc, is betting big on India which has been identified by the fast food chain as one of the key markets for its future global growth, says

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NIFTEM collaborates with McGill for food management

NIFTEM collaborates with McGill for food management

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM, Sonepat, Haryana) has collaborated with the McGill Centre for Convergence of Health and Economics (McGill University, Canada) for conducting a series of executive development programmes for

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IIHR licenses out dehydration technology to Orbela Foods

IIHR licenses out dehydration technology to Orbela Foods

Sangli-based Orbela Agro Foods Pvt Ltd will be using the osmotic dehydration technology from the Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR), Bengaluru, for production of dehydrated guava, kokum, amla

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Coca-Cola to cut down jobs in India

Coca-Cola to cut down jobs in India

Coke’s largest bottler Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) may fire 200-250 senior and middle-level executives. The company says that a re-organisation of corporate centre resources will make some jobs redundant and claims that the re-jig will

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Cipla introduces immunity supplement for children

Cipla introduces immunity supplement for children

Cipla has recently launched ActivKids Immuno Boosters for children. The product is a scientifically developed tasty choco-bite format immunity supplement for kids for building strong immunity in children.   The product has been specifically designed

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Fast food chains should avoid antibiotics in chicken

Fast food chains should avoid antibiotics in chicken

Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Jagdish Prasad has called for small and big fast food chains in India to stop using antibiotics in chicken and other food products. Prasad also called for strong guidelines

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Poultry sector game to adhere to FSSAI curbs on drugs

Poultry sector game to adhere to FSSAI curbs on drugs

 Apart from the threat of increase in cholesterol levels, usually, people who love to have a chicken leg or mutton chops as side dish everyday are cautioned about dangers of building resistance against antibiotics claiming