Maharashtra food regulators seize consignments energy drinks sold in restaurants and grocery stores have caught the eye of food regulators in Maharashtra. In the first week of April, they seized large quantities of beverages sold under brands like Red Bull, Cloud 9, Fighter and SoBe Adrenaline Rush from godowns in Pune and Mumbai. Officials of the Food and Drug Administration found

ERODE: Amid the cacophony of promises and counter promises by candidates contesting in the Erode Parliamentary seat, the Confederation of Indian Industry

HANDS-ON: Students attending the training programme on food preservation and value addition at the Incubation Centre of the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) in Thanjavur on Wednesday.

THANJAVUR: There is a demand for 34 lakh qualified personnel in the food processing industry,said Mr. Ajit Kumar, Joint secretary, Union Ministry of Food Processing here on Wednesday.

CHENGAM: Chengam Assembly constituency has been witnessing development during the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regime. The proposal to start a milk powder processing unit at Ammapalayam, which will be operational in one year, is an example, Food Minister E.V. Velu said here on Tuesday.

New Delhi: Even as it pledges to guarantee food for the vulnerable in its manifesto, the Congress-led government has on the sly tried one last ploy to push the case of contractors and middlemen in supplying nutrition to eight crore poor children under the Integrated Child Development Scheme.

Vanaspati ghee manufacturers unhappy with proposed standard THE oils and fats sub-committee of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (mohfw), on March 18, agreed on a 10 per cent ceiling on trans fats in vanaspati ghee sold in the country. Members of the sub-committee also agreed trans fat levels shall be brought down further to 5 per cent in three years. The decision has not gone down

Committee yet to issue guidelines for monitoring probiotics PEOPLE who buy probiotic drinks, ice creams and curds in India cannot really be certain of their health benefits. There is no monitoring mechanism for checking the genuineness of these products or verifying the claims on their labels. A committee set up under the Indian Council of Medical Research (icmr) to resolve this problem

President Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) Muhammad Zaka Ashraf has said the government is making all out efforts to bring about green revolution in the country. Addressing a press conference in Mandi Bahauddin, he said President Asif Ali Zardari has directed decrease in interest rate on agri loans from 14 percent to nine percent.

CHENNAI: In the next few months, the Tamil Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) will be implementing six new projects in joint venture in different districts at a total cost of Rs.107 crore, its general manager B. Ramakrishnan said on Monday.