Junk food monster: Mark junk food red
How all the 33 tested products would look if the proposed red marking rule is applied to high fat and salt foods
What is One Nation, One Ration Card scheme
The central scheme will integrate all state public distribution systems to a central repository of beneficiaries’ details
Keep only the best on the plate
To ensure India doesn't see urban food deserts like the USA, methods to increase access to locally grown food must be included in urban planning
Children have the right to eat eggs, onions and garlic
The midday meal scheme for schoolchildren is increasingly getting politicised, as the upper class elite wants to impose its own religious/food …
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
Organisation awarded not just for its previous humanitarian record but also for the role it will play in the post-COVID-19 world
Ultra-processed foods: Here’s what the evidence actually says about them
Ultra-processed foods are commercially manufactured products that include ingredients you wouldn’t cook with at home
Dying for ration: 70-year-old sustains family as mentally ill daughter, disabled son-in-law denied BPL benefits
Requests for below-poverty line card rejected
Known unknowns: India’s apex food regulator has no data on presence of GMOs in fresh produce imported over past 5 years
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 prohibits import, manufacture, use or sale of GM food without FSSAI’s approval
Health-conscious consumers, busy lifestyles driving up market value of antimicrobial packaging: Report
Valuation may reach $11.5 billion this year; Asia-Pacific to be most lucrative market
Tangy taste: Try a twist in your daal with heiribob this weekend
Little known outside the northeast, the Peel of a wild orange adds flavour to several dishes
Half of the world’s hungry people live in Asia-Pacific; Southern Asia worst affected: FAO
Higher food, feed, and fuel prices, combined with a slow recovery from COVID-19 pandemic to blame; women fared worse in food insecurity
Despite progress, school feeding coverage low where needed most: WFP
Contributions from donors fell from 69% to 55% over the pandemic years
Seed extraordinaire: Sabja are rich in fibre, lends to a variety of recipes
Basil seeds are good food that have antimicrobial qualities
How does FSSAI plan to ensure quality of food sold online?
Most e-stores still do not display the 'best before' date of food products
Ronaldo for ‘agua’: Celebrities dissing junk food can go a long way
The Euro topscorer has opened new ground; can Indian celebs catch up?
It’s not honey: How the ‘magic syrup’ beat Indian testing protocols
Watch how an investigation by CSE exposed the big food fraud
Panicum sumatrense: Kutki Millet
Also called little millet, it has very small seeds which are covered with an indigestible husk that needs to be removed before the grain can be …
Here is how India can eradicate malnutrition, hunger, food insecurity by 2030
Significant adjustments in the foods we produce and consume are necessary to maintain the integrity of our ecosystem and the health of communities
I don’t feel hungry: How food inflation is gnawing at Madhya Pradesh’s Sahariya tribe
The Sahariya were always bedevilled by malnutrition; soaring food prices have made them extremely vulnerable
Cross-country push: How few firms dominate African seeds market
Several parts of Africa has seen vocal protests against encroachment on food sovereignty
Honey Fraud: Central consumer authority to act on CSE findings
The Central Consumer Protection Authority has asked food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, to take appropriate …
Dignity at the end of life: a Malawian nursing study shows the impact of food
Food security emerged as a critical concern in the study, that has significant consequences for dying women’s dignity. There are …
Reluctant game-changers: Why fast food cos in India drag their feet over antibiotics misuse
The fast-food industry has played a critical role in the fight against drug resistance in developed countries. But their attitude changes when it …
COVID-19 makes Kerala aim for food self-sufficiency
Converting wastelands for farming, promoting kitchen gardening, boosting animal husbandry and fisheries among state’s action plan to …
Dangers of artificial ripening of fruits and vegetables
Chemicals used to ripen fruits artificially are toxic and can also affect people's neurological system