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- FSSAI proposes comprehensive amendments to Food Safety & Standards Act

Monday, June 25, 2018

Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi

FSSAI proposed comprehensive amendments to the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and came into force in 2011.

- Govt orders sugar price recontrol in India; Wholesale rate Rs 29 per kg

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi

The Union Government has issued an order to recontrol the sugar prices in India. Called the Sugar Price Control Order 2018, the government has fixed the wholesale rate of sugar at Rs 29 per kg, and has barred producers of sugar from selling it below the fixed rates.

- Hike in import duty on US produce to India to be applicable from Aug 4

Friday, June 22, 2018

Our Bureau, New Delhi

The hike in import duty on agricultural produce from the United States, such as Bengal gram, lentils (masur) and chickpeas, has been notified by India and will be applicable with effect from August 4, 2018.

- FSSAI trains food safety supervisors in canteens of Central Govt depts

Friday, June 22, 2018

Our Bureau, New Delhi

FSSAI conducted a training workshop on food safety and hygiene practices for food safety supervisors across various Central government departmental canteens, which serve several thousand employees every day, in a first-of-its-kind initiative.

- FDCA Gujarat to launch RMBS & run device for TPC limits in frying oils

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Shraddha Joshi, Mumbai

The Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) Gujarat will soon launch a Rapid Microbiology System (RMBS), which will help the food analyst in the laboratory to do multiple testing at a time of food and pharmaceutical samples in a much shorter time.

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