The development comes days after non-profit CSE revealed their indifference towards controling antibiotic use in India
A herb to cure stress
Residue standards for organic food is a step in the right direction:CSE
Cost of importing food is expected to rise 6% in 2017
Did you know fermented foods have rich microbial diversities?
Researchers find microbial diversities in ethnic fermented foods in Sikkim and Meghalaya
A chilli snack manufacturers swear by
Known for its pungency, lakhori is Uttarakhand's home-grown favourite
Call from the hills
Chulu can be consumed and used in numerous ways
Cow milk standard changed; lesser fat and solids now acceptable
Minimum fat content in milk is now set at 3.2 per cent by the Food Safety and Standards Authority ...
Fruit from Jambudweep
Jamrul, they say, gave India its ancient name of Jambudweep. The fruit was easily available till a few decades ...
Protein levels are rapidly declining in all foods in India
We are also consuming less protein-rich foods. What are the gulfs in our diet?
FSSAI’s move regarding organic food’s certification not wise: CSE
Making organic certification mandatory will only promote the certification industry but not safe food
High on health, low on popularity
The Phalsa fruit is available for only a few weeks in a year. Yet, it's sweet and sour taste will ...
New tax regime under GST discourages aerated beverage consumption
Under GST regime, aerated beverages will attract a total tax of 40 per cent, which is likely to increase ...
Taste in our DNA
That's what will dominate our food choices. But will we choose wisely?
Maharashtra bans sale and availability of junk food in schools
Junk food in schools to be replaced by traditional and healthy food in the state
FSSAI expert group recommendations on junk food regulation add nothing new
Its report asks for additional tax on junk food and ban on advertising such foods on children's shows but ...
Tips to check quality of some common foods
Some simple tests to check oil, honey, sugar and other items for adulteration
Fast food chains progress on antibiotic policy, but action fragmented
The policies remain fragmented with focus limited to certain food animal species or markets
Yemen needs aid to tide over worst hunger crisis
Twenty of the country’s 22 governorates are in “emergency” or “crisis” food-insecurity phases and almost two-thirds of the population ...
Taste the tangy
A little-known ingredient from Kerala, kodampuli, is full of medicinal properties
FSSAI further delays implementation of amended food labelling standards
Notified in May 2016, this amendment was previously extended by six months till December 2016 and then further to ...
We must explore India’s forgotten recipes, switch to good food culture: experts
In an era of convenience food and TV dinner, it’s a challenge to rediscover our traditional foods
Rice for kings
Black rice is indigenous to the Northeast, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. In Manipur, it is considered food as ...
Intoxicatingly delicious
With increasing urbanisation and changing food habits, very few people are aware of the mahua fruit and its oil, ...
The eco tree
Many tribal communities consume semal because of its medicinal properties. Others worship the tree. A clan of the Bhil ...