The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (OMFED) is all set to launch a low fat content skimmed milk on September 20. Announcing this at a media conference here today, federa
These regulations may be called the Good Safety and Standard Authority of India (Milk and Milk Products) Amendment Regulations, 2009. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
The Greenpeace India guide to GM-free food that gives consumers an insight into the positions of food brands, on the use of genetically modified ingredients. Has categorized 17 food companies in India into 'red list' & 'green list' based on their policy on the use of GM ingredients. Consumers and …
Joginder Singh Food adulteration, which is the act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient, is something that has been rampant in our country. This is so despite the existence …
Prices of dairy products up. Deficient rain this monsoon has affected milk production, particularly in the northern states of the country, driving up procurement cost of companies such as Mother Dairy and Amul by 10-15 per cent. Consequently, prices of dairy products such as ghee and skimmed milk powder (SMP) …
NEW DELHI: Delhi Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri on Wednesday directed the State Government to take the issue of adulteration of food items more seriously and conduct more raids. Dr. Shastri issued the directions in the House after BJP MLA Karan Singh Tanwar raised the issue of large-scale adulteration of milk, …
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday extended the ban on import of dairy products from China, banned import of mobile phones that lack unique International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number from China and also banned import of toys that do not adhere to international safety standards for all the countries. The …
Sri Lanka can save USD 400 million annually in foreign exchange by becoming self-sufficient in fish while providing employment to thousands of people, Chairman Maubima Lanka Foundation Ariyseela Wickramanayake told Daily News Business.
Food Outlook provides information on latest developments in agricultural markets and sets the global and regional commodity production, utilization, trade and price context for food security.
With 99 per cent of the population consuming meat, milk and eggs. Nagaland imports around 19,000 tonne of meat, 5,000 tonne of powder milk and 275 lakh eggs annually. Revealing this during a State-level capacity building seminar on Agro-Marketing, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act and General Rules for Regulations of …
Committee yet to issue guidelines for monitoring probiotics PEOPLE who buy probiotic drinks, ice creams and curds in India cannot really be certain of their health benefits. There is no monitoring mechanism for checking the genuineness of these products or verifying the claims on their labels. A committee set up …
EU subsidy may hurt the Indian dairy industry to shield its dairy industry from the pinch of global economic meltdown, the European Commission has decided to reinstate export subsidies on dairy products, which it suspended in 2007. The move may adversely impact India
New Delhi: The Delhi Government has extended for three months the ban on sale of Chinese dairy products, which contained high-level of kidney-stone causing chemical, in the national Capital. The products were banned in the country in September last year in the wake of the detection of high level of …
Beijing: Please forgive us, a group of Chinese dairy firms said in a New Year text message sent to millions of mobile phone subscribers. The 22 dairy firms, led by the now-bankrupt Sanlu, apologised and asked forgiveness for the contamination of their products by melamine, which killed at least six …
This base working paper on the strategy and action plan for ensuring safety of milk and milk products covers three goals: Assessment of food legislation at national level
