Published: Jun 25, 2015

Malda district in West Bengal, which is facing over production of the fruit, has not been able to gain from EU's withdrawal of the ban, primarily because of local-level old pre-and post-harvest fruit handling practices.

Published: Jun 24, 2015

Few countries actually attempt to measure poultry consumption. In most instances the figures are not measures of the actual quantities consumed, but are estimates of the supplies available for consumption divided by estimates of the population, writes ind

Published: Jun 24, 2015

INDIA - India will ask for 15 months time to implement the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling against its ban on poultry products from the US.

Published: Jun 24, 2015

Other low-salt, low-calorie variants of its snacks brands are also in the process of being researched.

Published: Jun 23, 2015

The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), the premier Institute in the country and an autonomous body working under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India will be organising INDIAPACK 2015, from October 8–11, 2015, in Mumbai.

Published: Jun 23, 2015

In India some of the food labs coming under the state government are not well equipped to conduct sophisticated analysis of products and generate results at a faster pace.

Published: Jun 19, 2015

On account of 'International Sushi Day, Foodpanda, one of the leading food delivery services company ranked the countries to see who favoured Sushi the most. According to its data, India is the top tenth Sushi lover.

Published: Jun 18, 2015

Both Nestlé and Unilever in India have been forced to remove high-yielding seasoning products due to food safety concerns instigated by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) relating to high levels of lead in some noodle packs.

Published: Jun 18, 2015

INDIA - Egg prices in the Indian city of Hyderabad reached an all time high of Rs 430 (about 6.7 US dollars) for 100 eggs.

Published: Jun 18, 2015

Nestle India is to destroy close to 27,420 tons of Maggi noodles valued at around $50m, following a ban imposed by Indian food safety authorities.

Published: Jun 16, 2015

In order to boost exports, Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) is planning to come out with uniform standards for packaging for food sector particularly with regard to fruits and vegetables, as directed by ministry of commerce and industry, soon. It is in

Published: Jun 16, 2015

India's Punjab Agro Industries Corporation (PAIC) is planning to establish a new food park in Ladhowal, Punjab, in a move to provide advanced infrastructure facilities for the food processing sector.

Published: Jun 15, 2015

Karnataka Mango Development Board is all set to export around 5,000 tonne of mango from the state to countries such as the US and UK.

Published: Jun 15, 2015

As part of the efforts to resolve the Maggi noodles issue, Nestle India has today approached the Bombay High Court raising issues of interpretation of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2011.

Published: Jun 15, 2015

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has advised state food regulators to chalk out an annual action plan and do regular testing of packaged food items, particularly with regard to finding out if the product contained what was claimed

Published: Jun 12, 2015

We are diligently working with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to provide the technical information relating to our pending applications.

Published: Jun 12, 2015

Union consumer affairs and food & public distribution minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said that amendments to existing Consumer Protection Act have been finalised to introduce new regime of consumer protection in the country. The minister disclosed this whi

Published: Jun 11, 2015

Tholen - With much enthusiasm, Fabien Dumont and Arjen Stolk of FruitMasters returned last weekend from their trade mission to India. "As FruitMasters, we have been preoccupied with accessing the market for years; that the Indian market is now opening up

Published: Jun 11, 2015

Global premium wine company Constellation Brands is planning to launch a new wine brand, Prosecco, in India later this year.

Published: Jun 09, 2015

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory on Monday regarding enforcement of provisions of the FSS Act for noodles, pastas and macaroni with tastemaker of all makes and brands present in the market.