The Government of India has decided to hike the import duty on crude and refined soy oil, sunflower oil and canola oil by 10 per cent, i e from 35 per cent to 45 per cent. This is the highest increase in recent history.
It paid heed to the demand by the domestic edible oil […]
FSSAI has prescribed the size of the letters on the label of blended vegetable oils under the packaging and labelling regulations. In this regard, the apex food regulator has issued amended draft notification. The said regulations, which may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) First Amendment Regulations, 2018, will come […]
The consumption of Chakti, Africa’s maiden biofortified variant of pearl millet, may improve the nutritional status of women and children in the region, where anaemia is a significant public health concern. This scientific breakthrough is thanks to plant breeders at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) under the work of […]
In a major effort to introduce environment-friendly practices, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, has now embarked on a project to replace its plastic cutlery with cups and plates made of biodegradable compostable material.
For this, it has teamed up with Yash Papers, India’s largest manufacturer of compostable […]
FSSAI is planning to make fortification of edible oil mandatory across India. The country’s apex food regulator is actively considering this move and has held discussions with the stakeholders in the recent past. In a couple of months, it plans to put forth the strategy for the same.
Pawan Kumar Agarwal, chief executive officer, FSSAI, […]
In a never-before move, the food and beverage industry bodies and associations, for highlighting their demand for a review of the proposed labelling norms by FSSAI, made a representation to FSSAI chairman Ashish Bahuguna here recently.
Bodies representing the biscuit, bread, halwai (sweetmeat), sugar, liquor and beverage sectors, rice and wheat mills, the Indian Dairy […]
FSSAI has, in principle, agreed to reduce the trans-fat content in vanaspati and bakery shortenings and margarines to less than two per cent, taking the call to further reduce the trans-fatty acid (TFA) content in food.
The decision was taken at a meeting in New Delhi of FSSAI officials and vanaspati and edible oil manufacturers. […]
The Food Fortification Resource Centre (FFRC), housed in FSSAI, observed World Milk Day – established by the United Nations’ (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and celebrated on June 1 every year – to commemorate the dairy sector’s contributions to sustainability, economic development, livelihoods and nutrition, and spread the message about adding milk fortified […]
Ram Vilas Paswan, minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, Government of India, launched the Handbook for the Implementation of Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy, which has been jointly developed by the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DoFPD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in New Delhi recently.
The handbook is a step-by-step […]
The ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) has released a consolidated list of food parks in a bid to open the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) fund of Rs 2,000 crore to more food processing units.
The list contained a total of 201 designated parks, including mega parks, food parks, industrial areas, […]