In order to prevent the potential “illegal” shipment of white non-basmati rice masquerading as premium basmati rice, the government said on Sunday that it would not permit exports of basmati rice below USD 1,200 per tonne. The commerce ministry stated in a statement that it has told trade promotion agency APEDA not to register contracts […]
The Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recommended that licenses to food business operators (FBOs) can be issued for up to five years instead of one year, FSSAI CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao said in a statement. Kamala Vardhana Rao reviewed the status of sampling of […]
Israel’s Ministry of Health published Sunday the principles of the outline for deepening the food reforms in the country with an emphasis on removing import barriers. The ministry said that in recent years many steps have been promoted in the field, including the opening of parallel imports of regular foods, the adoption of EU regulations […]
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Global Food Regulators Summit 2023 to be held in the national capital on Thursday will focus on the crucial aspect of food safety, which deserves as much attention as food security. The Union Health Minister, on Monday, was briefing the media on the Global Food Regulators Summit, […]
PepsiCo does not intend to change its product portfolio following a report that artificial sweetener aspartame was set to be declared a possible carcinogen, Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston told Reuters on Thursday. Aspartame will be listed as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” on July 14 for the first time by the International Agency for Research […]
