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FSSAI plans to train food safety workers
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FSSAI plans to train food safety workers

Govt claims Food Safety Mitras will help reduce hassles for businesses
October 17, 2019
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World Food Day 2019: FAO calls for healthy diets to build zero-hunger world
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World Food Day 2019: FAO calls for healthy diets to build zero-hunger world
Will insects become an integral part of our diet again?
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Will insects become an integral part of our diet again?
Experts raise questions on FSSAI draft about conflict of interest
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Experts raise questions on FSSAI draft about conflict of interest
Tradition of food migration bypassed
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Tradition of food migration bypassed

Evolution ensured people adopted new foods through generations of experiments. but in a fast globalising age, we don’t seem to have the luxury to test and then adopt
October 01, 2019
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Gandhi at 150: His tryst with food
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Gandhi at 150: His tryst with food

He viewed food as an opportunity to allow free exchange of culture
October 01, 2019
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How restricted diet can increase lifespan
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How restricted diet can increase lifespan

Experiments in nematodes (worms) showed that it affects molecular mechanisms leading to prolonging lifespan and delays age-related diseases
September 17, 2019
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Fortified rice scheme to create Rs 3,000-crore market for just five big firms
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Fortified rice scheme to create Rs 3,000-crore market for just five big firms

The Centre’s decision to provide only fortified food items under government schemes rekindles the debate on whether fortification helps combat malnutrition and who actually benefits from the move
September 17, 2019
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Dangers of artificial ripening of fruits and vegetables
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Dangers of artificial ripening of fruits and vegetables

Chemicals used to ripen fruits artificially are toxic and can also affect people's neurological system
September 16, 2019
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Bihar schoolkids to grow organic vegetables, fruits for their mid-day meals
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Bihar schoolkids to grow organic vegetables, fruits for their mid-day meals

After a successful pilot project, 20,000 schools will now be given Rs 5,000 each and asked to develop kitchen gardens
September 13, 2019
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Mushroom papads, jams, cakes to soon hit markets to push production
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Mushroom papads, jams, cakes to soon hit markets to push production

This is an effort to popularise it so people don’t consider it a non-vegetarian food or are unaware of its nutritional benefits, says the Directorate of Mushroom Research
September 11, 2019
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Increasing meat consumption has put intense pressure on land: UNCCD
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Increasing meat consumption has put intense pressure on land: UNCCD

If it is reduced, there would be a significant impact on human health and climate change mitigation
September 04, 2019
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Indian packaged foods least healthy globally: Survey
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Indian packaged foods least healthy globally: Survey

Packaged foods from the UK ranked the healthiest, followed by US, Australia
August 21, 2019
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Prescription for plant-based diet overlooks vitamin B12 deficiency
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Prescription for plant-based diet overlooks vitamin B12 deficiency

While an EAT-Lancet study had found that the world must shift to plant-based diets to meet the SDGs, this vitamin is only found in animal meat and to a lesser extent in milk products
August 16, 2019
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More fruits, veggies, less gluten, dairy good for multiple sclerosis patients: Study
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More fruits, veggies, less gluten, dairy good for multiple sclerosis patients: Study

Adhering to Wahls diet lowered levels of the total cholesterol and reduced exhaustion in patients
August 16, 2019
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FSSAI implements ban on colistin use
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FSSAI implements ban on colistin use

The food regulatory body came up with the draft of the amendment and directed that it be operationalised immediately
August 14, 2019
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High CO2 emissions reducing nutrients in rice, wheat
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High CO2 emissions reducing nutrients in rice, wheat

Wheat and rice grown at atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide levels between 546-586 parts per million reduced their protein, zinc, iron and vitamin contents
August 13, 2019
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India writes to Nepal for joint secretary-level talks over quarantine issues
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India writes to Nepal for joint secretary-level talks over quarantine issues

Nepal had banned Indian fruits and vegetables from entering its territory after the AES outbreak in Bihar
August 06, 2019
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These miniature brinjals can be cooked in myriad ways
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These miniature brinjals can be cooked in myriad ways

Khamen akhaba is grown extensively across the northeast and used in indigenous medicines to treat asthma, allergic rhinitis, nasal catarrh, skin infections and swollen joints
August 02, 2019
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Awa phadigom, a hidden enhancer
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Awa phadigom, a hidden enhancer

Manipur’s wild coriander acts as a flavouring agent in meat and vegetable dishes, besides being used as a medicine
July 19, 2019
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Every 9th person in the world went hungry last year: UN report
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Every 9th person in the world went hungry last year: UN report

Around 700 million were exposed to severe food insecurity in 2018
July 16, 2019
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Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study
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Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study

Projected growth in global population will push for more food production, which will make the agriculture sector use more chemicals and resort to genetic modification of crops
July 12, 2019
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Meet Sohphie: The wild delight of Meghalaya
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Meet Sohphie: The wild delight of Meghalaya

Sohphie, a sweet-and-sour fruit, marks the arrival of spring in Meghalaya. It is relished raw as well as in pickles
July 12, 2019
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Why colistin should be banned in food-animal production sector in India
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Why colistin should be banned in food-animal production sector in India

Action against the drug, used as a growth promoter in food animals, is imperative to curb antimicrobial resistance in humans
July 09, 2019
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Sugar mills owe cane farmers Rs 18,143 crore
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Sugar mills owe cane farmers Rs 18,143 crore

Food minister Paswan’s information to Parliament dates some dues back to 2017-18 season
July 02, 2019
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