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FCI to setup office in Guwahati for implementation of Food Security Act

FCI to setup office in Guwahati for implementation of Food Security Act

Food Corporation of India (FCI) will have full-fledged administrative setup in Guwahati for smooth implementation of Food Security Act. Foundation Stone of FCI administrative building had been laid in Guwahati by Chief Minister of Assam,

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Analytica Anacon India 2013 begins in Mumbai

Analytica Anacon India 2013 begins in Mumbai

Analytica Anacon India, a leading trade show and conference in analytical instruments industry, began today at Bombay Exhibition Centre. Organised jointly by MMI India and IAIA - Indian Analytical Instruments Association, the event will be

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Partners in Health, Abbott and the Abbott Fund open nutrition facility in Haiti

Partners in Health, Abbott and the Abbott Fund open nutrition facility in Haiti

Corporant, Haiti, Partners in Health (PIH), Abbott and its foundation, the Abbott Fund, had announced the opening of a new nutrition production facility in the Central Plateau in Haiti. The centerpiece of a broader partnership

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72% of Mumbaikars are prone to CVD:  Saffola life study

72% of Mumbaikars are prone to CVD: Saffola life study

The Saffola life Study 2013, India’s largest study on risk factors precipitating heart disease, revealed that more than 70% of 1.86 lakh urban Indian respondents are at cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. When the study was

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India is a sleeping giant for Food Processing Industry: Dr B R Lokesh

India is a sleeping giant for Food Processing Industry: Dr B R Lokesh

“India is a ‘Sleeping Giant for Food Processing Industry’,” said Dr B R Lokesh, Chief Scientist, Nutraceuticals, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, at a day-long seminar on the theme ‘The Future of Health and

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Watermelon juice may reduce muscle soreness

Watermelon juice may reduce muscle soreness

An amino acid found in watermelon may play a key role in decreasing post-exercise muscle soreness, according to a study published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.The antioxidant properties and potential to increase muscle

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Herbalife expands in Cambodia

Herbalife expands in Cambodia

Herbalife, a global nutrition company, has began operations in Cambodia, effective November 1. A distribution centre, where independent distributors can pick up and order products, opened in Phnom Penh.With a population of approximately 15.2 million,

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Global medical nutrition market to reach $29 billion in 2013: Study

Global medical nutrition market to reach $29 billion in 2013: Study

The global market for medical nutrition, estimated at $27.2 billion in 2012 and forecast to be $28.8 billion in 2013, is further projected to reach $40.1 billion by 2018, thereby exhibiting a 2008-2018 CAGR of

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Nestlé pledges ambitious salt reduction to meet WHO goal

Nestlé pledges ambitious salt reduction to meet WHO goal

Nestlé has pledged to accelerate reduction of salt across all its food brands worldwide to support a World Health Organisation salt target of no more than 5g of salt per person, per day, by 2025.The

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Nestlé sells Jenny Craig in North America and Oceania

Nestlé sells Jenny Craig in North America and Oceania

Nestlé has sold its weight management business Jenny Craig in North America and Oceania to a US-based private equity group North Castle Partners. The Jenny Craig business in France is not part of the transaction.