Food waste index report 2024
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
The state government is the process of establishing a tribunal and special courts to deal with cases pertaining to food adulteration. The state government’s move comes in wake of the new central Food Safety
<p> JAIPUR: With the implementation of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act 2006 in the state from Friday, a penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh would be imposed for distribution or sale unhygienic and adulterated food.</p>
<p> The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), established under the overarching legislation, will lay down science based standards for food items and regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. As many as 22 States and Union Territories now have Food Commissioners in place as required under the Act, while seven are expected to do so by the time it is enforced.</p>
You may land in jail if you are caught selling adulterated food from Friday, with the Food Safety Standards Act coming into effect. The Act proposes stringent action against violators, ranging from a fine
<p> Global unmilled rice production will expand less than forecast after drought and floods in the US, according to the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO).</p>
Terming the draft Food Security Bill as a ‘farce', the National Advisory Council (NAC) member, Ms Aruna Roy, economist Prof Jean Dreze (ex-NAC), civil liberties activist, Dr Binayak Sen, and others have
The Government has notified new rules on food safety to regulate manufacture, sale and import of food items from August 1, thus paving the way for implementing the Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 across
<p> The Right to Food Campaign on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set aside the government draft of the Food Security Bill which “minimises government's obligations, restricts people's entitlements and is devoid of any accountability”. Rejecting the government's draft Bill, the Campaign gave a national call for action.</p>
<p> To ward off any threat of huge grain imports on the government’s account in the event of drought or natural calamity, the draft Food Security Bill proposes to pay through cash or vouchers in
<p> Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C. Rangarajan, who was earlier not in favour of the inclusion of above poverty line families under the proposed Food Security Bill, on Monday said that they could be given legal entitlements with lesser quantity of foodgrains.</p>