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Goa government imposes six-month ban on import of formalin-laced fish
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Thursday, November 15, 2018
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Ranjana Sharma, Mumbai
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The government of Goa, taking cognisance of the rampant sale of formalin-laced fish, has imposed a ban on allowing fish from other states in Goa for six months. The development was against the backdrop of a scare in the coastal state that formalin, a potential cancer-causing chemical, was being used to preserve fish.
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Govt of India unveils Operation Greens to develop tomato, onion, potato
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Monday, November 12, 2018
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The Government of India has approved Operation Greens, the Central sector scheme aimed at the integrated development of value chain for three commodities (tomato, onion and potato [TOP]), and the ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) has, in this regard, also put out operational guidelines.
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FSSAI asks states to ensure food-grade silver leaf not of animal origin
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Friday, November 9, 2018
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Shraddha Joshi, Mumbai
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Taking a cue from instances of unhygienic manufacturing of food-grade silver leaf (chandi ka warq), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), through an order, has asked the states to ensure that the food-grade silver leaf used on sweets is not made using material of animal origin, in line with the country’s apex food regulator’s notification two years ago.
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