Published: Nov 18, 2015

Lifestyle diseases like hypertension, cholesterol/ triglycerides, and diabetes have become very common now. Earlier, diabetes used to attack a person when he was over 50. But now even those who are in their mid-30s are suffering from this debilitating ail

Published: Nov 18, 2015

Indian food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has approached Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court orders in the Nestle’s Maggi Noodles case seeking expunging of some remarks made by the lower court against the regulator

Published: Nov 17, 2015

FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) on Nov 2, 2015, issued a notice calling for suggestions, views, comments from WTO-TBT Committee Members on the proposed standards for milk and milk products. Members have to respond within a period of 6

Published: Nov 16, 2015

Most sago or sabudana, the favourite ‘fasts’ food for Indians, is processed using carcinogenic chemicals like phosphoric acid and sodium hypochlorite and hence may come under the regulatory scanner shortly.

Published: Nov 13, 2015

The government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India, is starting a trial of a U.S patented technology in order to increase the shelf life of apples in the non controlled room temperature environment.

Published: Nov 13, 2015

The export of Dutch onions has enough potential to grow from 1.3 million tonnes of onion per year to 2 million tonnes in 2050. The Netherlands provides 15 to 20 percent of the export of onions on the global market and is the biggest onion exporter in the

Published: Nov 11, 2015

In just one month, the prices of tomatoes have increased in Vijayawada from Rs 16 per kilo to Rs 45 per kilo. Supermarket prices are at Rs 45-50 per kg, while pushcart vendors have their prices at Rs 48.

Published: Nov 11, 2015

Nestle India has relaunched Maggi noodles in India just in time for Deepavali, the festival of lights, after the company received safety clearance from Bombay High Court-appointed labs for the fresh samples.

Published: Nov 11, 2015

The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve, a premium single malt scotch whisky, was introduced in India by Pernod Ricard on Friday.

Published: Nov 11, 2015

Union minister for food processing industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has raised the pitch against the working style of FSSAI yet again by stating that the Maggi episode did not leave a good taste and quality of food product should not be a tool to harass th

Published: Nov 09, 2015

All the samples of the MAGGI Noodles Masala have been cleared with lead much below permissible limits.

Published: Nov 09, 2015

Semora Entertainment Works has conceptualised The Diabetic Food Trail, which will serve sugar- free cuisine in over 120 restaurants in four cities from November 14 to 30, 2015.

Published: Nov 09, 2015

Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a notice wherein it has published a list of 67 NABL accredited labs for the purpose of carrying out analysis of food samples taken under the FSS Act of 2006 and Regulations therein, which are p

Published: Nov 09, 2015

The ‘Hyderabad Infoods Declaration’ has called for concerted global action from governments, researchers, voluntary organisations, scientists and all other stakeholders for compiling, dissemination and exchange of quality data on nutrition contents of foo

Published: Nov 09, 2015

FSSAI, in a recent development, has issued draft regulations to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, regarding harmonisation of horizontal food.

Published: Nov 05, 2015

Nestlé India has received results from all three NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) accredited laboratories mandated by Bombay High Court to test newly manufactured Maggi noodles samples and all have been cleared

Published: Nov 03, 2015

Apple farmers in Himachal Pradesh want the central government to investigate why there is a drastic fall in apple prices during their peak season.

Published: Nov 03, 2015

Potato prices at the auction yard in Phuentsholing have dropped more than 7 times since last year, and this has affected farmers to the point they cannot transport their potatoes due to not being able to meet the transportation cost.

Published: Nov 03, 2015

A new report titled, “World Processed Poultry Meat Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2020,” compiled and released by Allied Market Research recently, estimated the world processed poultry meat market to garner $289.16 billion by 2020, registeri

Published: Nov 03, 2015

A new report titled, “World Processed Poultry Meat Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2020,” compiled and released by Allied Market Research recently, estimated the world processed poultry meat market to garner $289.16 billion by 2020, registeri