Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Hyderabad: Promoting food items with discount offers, coupons, and hoardings is luring children and adolescents into eating high-energy foods. However the energy not being burnt, said experts at the National Seminar on Obesity, Contemporary issues and Challenges on Tuesday. Experts felt that the food industry was vociferously marketing its products …
Indian food companies seeking to enter American markets may soon face a tough screening process, as the US health watchdog FDA has proposed a new Foreign Supplier Verification Programme for such products. The new rules, once adopted after an ongoing public consultation process, would apply to all foreign companies supplying …
TTK Healthcare, which has interests in consumer products, pharmaceuticals, foods, medical devices business, is setting up a manufacturing facility for its food business at Jaipur in Rajasthan to cash in on its ready-to-fry snack pellets. Necessary land has been acquired for the facility and the project will go on stream …
The Centre was on Wednesday given a 10-day deadline by the Delhi High Court to come out with detailed guidelines for regulating sale of junk food and aerated drinks on and around school premises in the country. “No further extension will be given,” a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice …
“Plant tissue culture is all set to bring about revolution in agriculture which will lead to socio–economic uplift and change the rural face of Assam”, pointed out Nilamani Sen Deka, Minister of Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Secretary, while inaugurating the plant tissue culture laboratory and hardening units at Bagbahar part …
A new series on maternal and child malnutrition in The Lancet has revealed how malnutrition can be tracked even in unborn children by linking their weight with their gestational age. The figures for India are almost a decade old and from the 2005-06 National Family Health Survey but the four …
In a bid to attract entrepreneurs to set up mega food parks and sea food parks, the Odisha government's Food Processing Policy-2013 promises capital subsidy up to 20 per cent of the project cost with cap of Rs 15 crore to the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) formed for the purpose. …
There is vast untapped potential for food processing industry in the state. In Odisha, about 0.7% of the total produce is processed currently. The National Food Processing Policy strives to achieve 25% fro the current national average of 6% by 2025. In line with the national benchmark, the Odisha Food …
New York: Veg egg! In a good news for vegetarians, a US company says it is developing nutritious eggs from plant materials as substitutes for chicken eggs. For decades, egg substitutes of various types have been around, however, more scientific methods could finally produce new products that actually taste good, …
The Agriculture Policy-2013 will mark a watershed in the agri-horticulture development while driving the food processing sector in the State, Minister for MSME Damodar Rout said here on Thursday. With the State having huge potential for development of horticulture and food processing industries by virtue of its strategic geographic location …
The Punjab Government is considering reducing taxes on both wheat and basmati in certain thrust areas to make diversification a reality in the state besides giving a fillip to the food processing industry. Sources said the Food Processing Department had made a proposal for doing away with a majority of …
New Delhi: To enhance accountability for those in food business, Delhi government is all set to make it mandatory for them to seek registration, procure a licence from the department or face penalty. According to the proposed policy, any food vendor, inclusive of roadside eateries, restaurants, hotels and food processors, …
Suffering staff crunch, officials try to meet February 2014 deadline for registrations With a 60 per cent shortage in the number of food safety officers, implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2011, has become a problem in Karnataka. Unable to meet the targets of registrations of and issuance …
The world’s largest food and beverage manufacturers must do more to increase access to nutritious products and positively exercise their influence on consumer choice and behavior, says the first edition of the global Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) report and rankings. The report assesses the nutrition-related commitments, performance and disclosure …
Over the past century, powerful food and beverage companies have enjoyed unprecedented commercial success. But these companies have grown prosperous while the millions who supply the land, labor and water needed for their products face increased hardship. Now, a rapidly changing environment, affected communities and an increasingly savvy consumer base …
AHMEDABAD: At a time when the proposed National Food Security Bill is being debated, the Canadian government has expressed interest in helping Gujarat reduce food-related issues. In a meeting with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, the head of government of Canada's Manitoba province, Greg Selinger said the Manitoba government will …
Kochi: The wait of the public for quality food and hygiene in restaurants and eateries will continue with the deadline for registering them under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 extended by a year. Following a request from the state government, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India …
Even as the February 4 deadline for food business units to register themselves under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 is fast approaching, the district administration organised a rally in the city on Wednesday to sensitise traders to the need to register under the Act immediately. All food business …
Of the six lakh food traders in the City, only 50,000 have procured food safety licences. It is a stupendous task to ensure safety standards in food processing industry in a city teeming with 10 million people, said BBMP Special Commissioner K R Niranjan at National Food Safety Forum (NFSF) …
Food companies say the move will delay new product development and innovation Probiotic ice-cream, digestive biscuits or lowsugar jams may be flying off retail shelves, but food companies are no longer being allowed to sell new products without taking approvals from the government-promoted Food Safety & Standards Authority of India …
