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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the launch of Liquid I.V. in India, the No.1 powdered hydration brand in the United States and the largest brand in Unilever’s Health & Wellbeing Collective, a global business focused on the fast-growing vitamins, minerals, and supplements (VMS) market. Read More

The Tamil Nadu government will take steps to explore the possibility of getting a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for a tamarind variety from Pennagaram in Dharmapuri district, Minister T.M. Anbarasan said in the Assembly. Read More 

Federal officials say the FDA will begin phasing out approval of synthetic food dyes that are petroleum based. Read More

India must embrace genetically modified (GM) edible oil crops to achieve self-sufficiency and reduce its import dependence, said Niti Aayog member and noted agriculture economist Ramesh Chand. He stressed the need for modern technologies like GM varieties to boost agricultural productivity and suggested strict labelling norms to protect consumer choice. Read More

The Supreme Court of India has asked the FSSAI to file a status report in three months with respect to the consultations on the draft amendment of FSS Labelling and Display Regulations. Read More

The current Administration has talked a lot about “Making America Healthy Again” in the fight to reduce chronic disease. Now, the FDA has an opportunity to show that it’s serious about Americans’ health — by finalizing a rule that would require strong front-of-package nutrition labels across the food supply.  Read More

A new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine has raised alarm over a popular component in everyday cooking oils, linking it to the accelerated growth of one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. Read More

In a recent meeting, held at FSSAI headquarters with the stakeholders, a proposed draft was discussed, which included revision of standards for ice cream, kulfi, chocolate ice cream, softy ice cream, milk ice, milk lolly and dried ice cream mix along with revision of standards for frozen desserts or confections with added vegetable oil/ fat or vegetable protein, or both. It is learnt that the food regulator may include newer ingredients for the ice cream/frozen desserts industry. These ingredients include extracts of coffee & tea, malt, malt-based products, sweets, herbs and flower petals. In the meeting, the stakeholders had given a presentation to the FSSAI officials and the regulator was asked to revise the standards. The stakeholders remarked that this would help the industry to introduce newer variations of their products according to the consumer demands. In addition, the stakeholders have said that with herbal inputs the industry can experiment with their products and make them more contemporary and healthy. It is further learnt that the draft for the same will soon be published for the larger public consultations, wherein subjects including labelling will be revisited.

India has long been recognised as the global leader in spice production, consumption, and export. With its rich agricultural heritage and favourable climatic conditions, the country has cemented its position as the world’s largest producer of spices. Beyond production, India is also the largest consumer and exporter, contributing significantly to the global spice trade. Read More

Cream Stone, the homegrown ice cream brand renowned for popularizing the frozen stone concept in India, has announced the launch of ‘Cream Stone Tubz’ — a new range of premium packaged ice creams aimed at elevating the at-home dessert experience. Read More