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India defers imposing higher duty on US food imports post-negotiations
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Saturday, August 11, 2018
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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India has decided to defer the imposition of higher duty on food imported from the United States, giving Indian food importers much-needed relief. The higher duties were supposed to be initiated from August 4, 2018, but sources stated that negotiations between the two countries led to the deferment of the tariffs.
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India for Safe Food urges FSSAI to take action against illegal GM foods
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Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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A delegation of citizens representing India For Safe Food (IFSF) turned up at the FDA Bhawan (FSSAI office) in New Delhi to press the country’s apex food safety regulator to initiate concrete action against illegal genetically-modified (GM) foods flooding into the Indian markets, as confirmed recently by the findings of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
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Registration details of 30-40% of restaurants not on apps, finds FSSAI
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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In its recent review of e-commerce food platforms, FSSAI, the country’s apex food regulator, has found that the aggregators did not have the details of FSSAI licenses and/or registrations in respect of as many as 30- 40% per cent of the restaurants listed on their sites.
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