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>
Food Policy
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Food safety and standards act, 2006
A Bill to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Your goose is cooked
And the food safety bill has all the ingredients to help do it
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Brinda Karat criticises "faulty" PDS
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politbureau member Brinda Karat led a protest demonstration for Tribals' rights Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Ms. Karat also met Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj
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Keeping hunger at bay
The public distribution system (PDS) is a popular programme that provides foodgrains and other essentials at subsidised prices in rural and urban areas. The fact that PDS supplies are needed to
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Food safety risk analysis: a guide for national food authorities
Ensuring food safety to protect public health and promote economic development remains a significant challenge in both developing and developed countries. Considerable progress to strengthen food safety systems has been achieved in many countries, highlighting the opportunities to reduce and prevent food-borne disease. However, unacceptable rates of foodborne
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The food processing industry in India: challenges and opportunities for investment and trade
India Development Foundation funded by the British High Commission, carried out this study on challenges to investments and trade in five sectors of agri-business in India - dairy, horticulture, oilseeds, wheat milling, and poultry. This report attempts at answering some questions and showcases some successful cases where players in select sectors have met with success.
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The food safety and standards bill, 2005
A bill to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Vanilla realities and way forward
At its request, Spices Board was permitted to undertake development of vanilla and is engaged in this endeavour to add another item to the spice export basket. It has only few exclusive vanilla related programmes and they are supply of subsidized planting materials and on farm curing aids.
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Sudan I discovered in 88 kinds of food
The state quality watchdog announced it discovered the cancer causing Sudan I in 88 kinds of food and food additives produced by 30 domestic companies. The State Administration for Quality
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Pressure system can keep food bacteria-free
In a fresh assault on bacterial contamination of food, some major U.S. meat processors have embraced a high-pressure processing technique that they say makes cold cuts, fruit and other edibles safer