Published: Sep 01, 2015

Within days of stating that it was not possible for it to continue with product approvals, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday put up a public notice for "engagement of legal assistance for framing regulations".

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Nanasaheb Patil, chairman, Lasalgaon Agriculture Product Market Committee (APMC) said that India's daily consumption of onion is 35,000 tonnes while the imported quantity is only 10,000 tonnes. He questioned what the government will do once the stored sto

Published: Aug 31, 2015

Snack food company B&G Foods is in late-stage discussions to acquire General Mills' Green Giant frozen and canned vegetable business, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Published: Aug 31, 2015

Traders at Vashi wholesale market lament sluggish sale despite prices dropping by Rs 5-Rs 10, blame it on high retail prices and consumers’ expectation of price dropping further.

Published: Aug 31, 2015

Bids were approved yesterday for a global tender for onions floated by the state-run MMTC, paving the way for the import of 1,000 tonnes of onions from Pakistan and China.

Published: Aug 31, 2015

Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI), the major industry body for crop protection industry in India, has submitted a petition to Union ministry of human resources development seeking stern action against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) detailing the unc

Published: Aug 31, 2015

A committee on junk food and childhood obesity set up by ministry of women and child development has recommended ban on junk foods in school canteens and within 200 metres of schools.

Published: Aug 31, 2015

Varieties of one of the world's most important staple crops are being stored for perpetuity deep in the Arctic ice. The move will help to preserve the vital crops for future generations.

Published: Aug 31, 2015

Pearl Agriculture has started to export Lecithin/Soya Lecithin Powder Feed. With this, the company has recorded exports worth Rs 40 million till date and looking to take it to Rs 1,000 million in the near future.

Published: Aug 28, 2015

Two corporate firms have joined hands to help mango farmers in the South increase yields. Over 25,000 farmers on Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka will get mentorship from Project Unnati in going for Ultra High Density Mango Plantation (UHDP).

Published: Aug 28, 2015

Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued various advisories from time to time. Amongst these was an advisory of May 11, 2013, which provided guidelines and procedure to obtain ‘Product Approval’ for all food products whose standards w

Published: Aug 28, 2015

A delegation of industry bodies met with Ashish Bahuguna, chairman, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), recently to seek clarity in wake of the Supreme Court order upholding the Bombay High Court order holding advisories on Product Approva

Published: Aug 27, 2015

Heartland Food Products Group, a producer and marketer of low calorie sweeteners, drink mixes, coffee, and nutritional beverages for consumer markets, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Splenda low-calorie sweetener brand from McNeil N

Published: Aug 27, 2015

The food industry was happy when government enacted the new integrated Food Safety & Standards Act in 2006 which was given to be known as a progressive, transparent, easily understandable and implementable law.

Published: Aug 27, 2015

Food Business Operators (FBOs) can now introduce new products, including those with combinations of known ingredients, but these should adhere to horizontal standards as laid down under the FSS Act, according to Dr R K Sanghavi, chairman, nutraceuticals s

Published: Aug 27, 2015

In a meeting held here recently to review the availability of onions in the country, the department of consumer affairs and public distribution has decided to float tenders to import the commodity so that its prices remain under control.

Published: Aug 26, 2015

A global conference titled “Maximizing Quality Production through Milling Technology” and aimed at satisfying the food and feed security of nearly nine billion people by the year 2050 was held in Hyderabad recently.

Published: Aug 25, 2015

India's Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has discovered excess levels of lead in Yippee noodles manufactured by ITC.

Published: Aug 25, 2015

"We will give the report to the human resource development ministry, which will take a call on its implementation."

Published: Aug 25, 2015

Tomato farmers in Anantapur district held a protest on Friday demanding that their produce be bought at a higher price by traders and that the government intervene to ensure the same.