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The Telangana Food Safety Department has emerged as a key player in ensuring food safety and hygiene across the State this year. Read More

In a significant stride toward enhancing food safety and hygiene in Mumbai, Shri G Kamala Vardhana Rao, CEO of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), convened a crucial meeting with Shri Bhushan Varsha Ashok Gagrani, Municipal Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), and Dr. K.H. Govindraj, IAS Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department.  Read More

Keeping in view the holiday season coming up, Shimla District Administration has launched a special drive for spreading awareness related to food safety. The campaign shall run until January 10 and focus on educating shopkeepers, dhabas, and other such roadside eateries across the national highway passing through the district. According to the district administration the decision was taken to ensure that food served to tourists at various tourist spots, meets quality standards. For this purpose mobile testing lab has been deployed for surveillance that will cover the food shops across the highway. The administration expects that it would serve as positive experience for the visiting tourists as well as locals.

Frito-Lay has issued a recall of a limited number of 13 oz. bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips that may contain undeclared milk, after being alerted through a consumer contact. Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the recalled product. The product included in this recall was distributed to certain retail stores and e-commerce distributors in Oregon and Washington. Consumers would have been able to purchase these chips as early as November 3, 2024.

The humble popcorn is in the eye of a storm with the recent clarification by the Goods and Services Council that different kinds of popcorns will attract different rates of tax. Read More

In a landmark move to boost the organic food market and empower tribal farmers, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a collaborative initiative between the National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) and Amul. The partnership aims to provide certified organic food to the Indian public, ensuring fair returns for farmers and strengthening consumer trust in organic products. Read More

Mr. Subrata Gupta, Secretary of the Food Processing Industries, assured that the government will tackle the issues faced by the bakery and confectionery sector, particularly by simplifying regulatory frameworks. Read More

BASF has teamed up with Endress+Hauser and TechnoCompound as well as the Universities of Bayreuth and Jena to study how the mechanical recycling of plastics can be improved. Read More

LT Foods Ltd., an Indian-origin global FMCG company in the consumer food space, has launched a Non-Genetically Modified Organism (Non-GMO) Certified global gourmet food – Daawat Jasmine Thai Rice for Indian consumers. Read More

Mars Incorporated shared an aim to achieve a physically segregated global cocoa supply chain by 2030, building on its existing commitment to its Responsibly Sourced Cocoa Programme. Read More