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Indian Food Composition Tables 2017

The new ‘Indian Food Composition Tables, 2017’, provides nutritional information on 151 discrete food components for 528 key foods. All data presented in this book originate from regional composite samples averaged for six geographical regions of the country.

Publication Date: 
18/02/2017
T. Longvah, R. Ananthan, K. Bhaskarachary, K. Venkaiah
National Institute of Nutrition
Tags:
Food Supply, Food Safety, Nutrition, Consumption Patterns, India, Statistics, Health
Health

State of the world report 2015: food fortification - synopsis report

The Micronutrient Forum has commissioned a report to provide insights into the state of the world of food fortification.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Micronutrient Forum
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Malnutrition, Nutrition, Child Health, Health Care, GDP, India, Global, Food Safety, Food Standards
Health

किडनी-लीवर को डैमेज करने वाले रसायन से पका रहे केले

शहर के बड़े थोक बाजारों में आम, पपीता और केला को घातक केमिकल से पकाकर बेचने की पुष्टि हो गई। फलों की जांच जिस केमिकल से पकाया जा रहा था, उसमें कार्बाइड स्टोन और लिक्विड केमिकल मिले हैं। यह खतरनाक

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Dainik Bhaskar (New Delhi)
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Banana, Health Effects, Pesticides, Food Safety, Madhya Pradesh
Health

FSSAI concerned about smoke

Smoking is the process of flavouring, browning, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to smoke from burning or smouldering material, most often wood

Publication Date: 
30/01/2017
Neetu Chandra Sharma
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Health Effects, Health
Health

FSSAI to play tough with direct selling companies

After packaged food industry and street food vendors, the food safety regulator is set to tighten the noose around direct selling companies and agents.

Publication Date: 
19/01/2017
Sushmi Dey
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Process Industry, Health
Health

Tax on junk food to boost organic, wellness products

MUMBAI: The government's consideration of a tax on junk foods is expected to boost the current consumption trends towards organic foods and health & wellness products, according to Arvind Medir

Publication Date: 
18/01/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Junk Food, Lifestyles, Organic Foods, Food Safety, Health Effects, Health
Health

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016

The control of micronutrient deficiencies is an essential part of the overarching effort of the Government to fight hunger and malnutrition in the country.

Publication Date: 
03/01/2017
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, India, Health Effects, Nutrition, Food Additives, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Food Policy

The resilience of America’s urban food systems: evidence from five cities

This study finds that natural disasters could create extended food supply disruptions in U.S. cities, especially in neighbourhoods with limited food retail options and food insecure populations.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2017
Kimberly Zeuli, Austin Nijhuis
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, Food Security, United States Of America (US), Urbanisation, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, Food Safety
Health

China to establish comprehensive food safety standard system: report

BEIJING - China's food safety system will soon cover almost all kinds of food and major hazard factors, according to a report released Friday.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2016
China Daily
Tags:
Health, Food Safety, China, Health Effects, Food Contamination
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Energy Drinks, 16/12/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Energy Drinks, 16/12/2016. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act,1954 has been repealed and a new Act namely, “The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006” has been enacted by the Central Government.

Publication Date: 
16/12/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Energy Drinks, Food Additives, Food Standards, Food Safety, India, Parliament

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