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- Curcumin Holds the Key to Cure Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease

Monday, February 25, 2019

Swamini Kulkarni

Turmeric, the golden spice of India, is truly a wonder component and filled with medicinal properties.

- Codex panel moots norms for dried oregano, ginger, garlic, cloves, saffron

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi

The Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) has proposed standards for dried oregano, dried or dehydrated ginger, and garlic along with dried basil, dried cloves and saffron.

- Spice meet underway in Kerala; Delegates deliberating draft Codex stds

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Our Bureau, New Delhi

Delegates representing the spice and herb sectors in over 20 countries are currently in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, to discuss draft Codex Alimentarius Commission standards for select spices and herbs.

- Hyderabad to host fourth International Spice Conference from Jan 28-31

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Our Bureau, New Delhi

The fourth essay of the International Spice Conference (ISC), organised by the All India Spices Exporters’ Forum (AISEF), is slated to take place at the Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre between January 28 and 31, 2019.

- Saffron sold in India adulterated as govt has no policy to check quality

Monday, November 5, 2018

Khyati Das, Mumbai

Quality of saffron in India has come under the scanner with a recent study pointing out that the commodity sold in India failed to meet any quality parameters of Grades-I and II, and about half the samples drawn for testing were adulterated.

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