FSSAI
Indian govt to set standards for wine industry
By the next fiscal, importers will find it difficult to dump poor quality wine in Indian market, as the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India is planning to create standards for wine industry based on global best practices, according to a Business Line report. The standards will help the Indian wine industry [...]
FSSAI
Quality Standard for Indian Traditional Sweets
The Sweets and Snacks Products (Traditional Sweets) for which the standards have not been prescribed fall under the category of “Proprietary Food”. These products should comply with the regulatory provisions like FSS (Contaminants, Toxins & Residues) Regulation, 2011 and Table 2 of Appendix A and Appendix B of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) (Food Product [...]
FSSAI
India Snacks Market Outlook – Rapid Urbanization, Busy Lifestyle and Rising Income Spurring Growth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, May 8, 2013 /India PRwire/ — Global market intelligence firm, Netscribes launched its latest report on the “Snacks Market in India” that elaborates the competitive market scenario of the Indian snacks market and its growth prospects. The report states that the Indian snacks market is witnessing rising demand due to a variety of [...]
FSSAI
FSSAI’S Norms for Cleanliness at Food Outlets
Schedule 4 of the FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011 prescribes the general hygienic and sanitary requirements to be followed by Food Business Operators. All Food Business Operators (FBOs) in the Country should get a Central/ State licensing depending upon installed capacity and Registration in case of petty food businesses. The FBO [...]
FSSAI
Delhi awaits new facilitation centre: Licensing & registration of FBOs
THE licensing and registration of food business operators (FBOs), an exercise which is in progress in other parts of the country for the last one-and-a-half years, has still not started in New Delhi. The reason for this is said to be that the department of food is awaiting the completion of furnishing of the new [...]
Environment
Shrinking Ganga Continues To Battle Pollution
Posted on 21 May 2013
VARANASI: Even as the world gets set to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on May 22, the Ganga continues to be threatened by pollution. The United Nations had declared May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. Water is essential for life [...] Continue Reading
Food Safety
Tamil Nadu bans gutka, pan masala
Posted on 21 May 2013
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to ban the production, stocking, distribution and sale of tobacco products such as gutka and pan masala in the state. The decision came in the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s remarks in a case recently, seeking to know the action taken by state governments in curbing the use [...] Continue Reading
Nutrition
Menu labeling lowers caloric intake
Posted on 21 May 2013
According to new research, menu labeling has made more people aware of how many calories are in restaurant meals and has some people reducing their intake. The study evaluated the effects of new requirements for chain restaurants to label their menu items with their corresponding calorie content by following restaurant patrons 18 months after implementation [...] Continue Reading
Hygiene
Handbags may have more germs than average toilet flush
Posted on 21 May 2013
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Not many women may wash their hands after putting them inside their bag, but researchers have suggested that they perhaps should. Researchers with the hygiene and washroom services company Initial Washroom Hygiene swabbed handbags to find the dirtiest parts. They found that 20 percent of handbags that they swabbed had higher [...] Continue Reading
Health
Health tips for women
Posted on 21 May 2013
Every month I experience the most excruciating PMS (premenstrual syndrome). Is there a natural relief you can offer? Millions of women all over the world suffer from PMS anywhere within the week prior to the onset of menstruation. Symptoms range from mood disorders to discomforts like bloating, depression, severe pain, even suicidal thoughts. Consult your [...] Continue Reading
Air
3 Billion at Risk When Cooking Meals
Posted on 20 May 2013
While cooking can be considered a safe practice in most of the Western world, it is a potential lethal activity in other regions. “Cooking a meal is the biggest environmental health risk in the world,” said Radha Muthiah, executive director at Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Her organization estimates that three billion people around the [...] Continue Reading
Food Safety
USFDA penalties have been higher than $500 million
Posted on 20 May 2013
After Ranbaxy agreed to $500 million in damages in a US court for manufacturing certain adulterated drugs, there has been speculation about larger ramifications on India’s generic drug market. D G Shah, secretary-general of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, an industry body, tells Rupali Mukherjee that Indian manufacturers do need to improve standards and enforcement procedures [...] Continue Reading
Nutrition
Child malnutrition in India
Posted on 20 May 2013
The problem is likely to be less severe than UN statistics indicate, given faulty yardsticks If asked to name the state with the lowest incidence of child malnutrition in India, readers will overwhelmingly pick one of Kerala, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab or West Bengal. But they will all be wrong by a [...] Continue Reading
Hygiene
Street food unfit for consumption
Posted on 20 May 2013
ALLAHABAD: Contrary to the notion of food buffs that street food is perhaps the most authentic food in any culture a study undertaken by a public health expert has come out with revelations that would definitely force these food buffs into a rethink. The results which are quite alarming clearly convey the fact that the [...] Continue Reading
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