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- GST could be death knell for small food processing players, warns Jindal

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Our Bureau, New Delhi

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will prove to be death knell for small players in the food processing sector.

- FSSAI includes beans, cauliflower & spinach in frozen veg regulations

Friday, September 21, 2018

Shraddha Joshi, Mumbai

FSSAI has included beans, peas, cauliflower and spinach in its regulations for frozen vegetables.

- Wholesale Price Index for all commodities for Aug ’18 up by 0.3% to 120

Friday, September 21, 2018

Our Bureau, New Delhi

The official Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for all commodities (keeping 2011-12=100 as the base) for the month of August 2018 rose by 0.3 per cent to 120 (provisional) from 119.7 (provisional) for the previous month.

- Twenty-nine food safety labs in 25 states & UTs taken up for upgrades

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi

Under the Central sector scheme of lab upgrades, 29 state food safety laboratories in 25 states and Union Territories (UTs) have been taken up so far for upgrades, while FSSAI has approved proposals of nine microbiology laboratories in eight states and UTs.

- CCI imposes penalties on 18 sugar mills, associations for rigging bids

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Our Bureau, New Delhi

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties upon 18 sugar mills and two associations [the Indian Sugar Mills’ Association (ISMA) and Ethanol Manufacturers Association of India (EMAI)]

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