Food fudge: The story behind why India still does not have front-of-pack labelling

Seven years, four committees and two draft regulations later, India still does not have a clear labelling system to warn consumers about harmful …

Incoming corporate wave in food systems will threaten farmers and consumers: Report

This will trigger massive shift of rural dwellers to urban areas, exacerbate land and resource grabs by corporations 

आहार संस्कृति: बंगाली संस्कृति में भूत चतुर्दशी के दिन पकाए जाते हैं 14 शाक

एक अध्ययन बताता है कि इन शाकों के सेवन से श्वसन संबंधी मौसमी बीमारियों से तो बचाव के साथ ही दमा, बुखार, गैस्ट्रिक इत्यादि ...

Top 10 items contributing to headline Inflation during Oct 2019-Jan 2020

Food safety: Dangerously high levels of salt and fat in Indian junk food

CSE tested 33 foods which included 14 packaged foods such as chips, namkeen, noodles, and soup; and 19 fast foods such as burgers, fries, fried …

Experts raise questions on FSSAI draft about conflict of interest

The draft is silent on many aspects which proves that FSSAI wants to remain non-transparent, they say

मील का पत्थर साबित होगा फूड लेवलिंग कानून: सीएसई  

सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरमेंट ने भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा एवं मानक प्राधिकरण (एफएसएसएआई) के खाद्य सुरक्षा एवं मानक (लेवलिंग एंड डिस्प्ले) विनियमनों 2019 मसौदे ...

FSSAI plans mandatory colour coding for sugary and salty foods

The move is among a number of measures which are a part of FSSAI’s new draft regulation on labelling and display

Indian olives: The most under-utilised fruit crop

Jalpai, the Indian olive, is an under-researched fruit which is used to make sweet and sour recipes

This earthy flavour helps locals in Odisha fight adverse climate

Leafy greens like mutthi saag come in handy for poor people to meet their nutritional requirements

सरकार की लापरवाही से जीएम उत्पादों की भरमार

भारत में जीएम खाद्य उत्पादों का आयात, निर्यात, उत्पादन और वितरण स्वीकृत नहीं है। 

FSSAI launches Eat Right campaign to curb consumption of sugar, salt and fat

The objective is to combat negative nutritional trends and fight lifestyle diseases

India’s top colleges not following food safety standards: FSSAI report

For the report, 12 central institutions of higher education were audited of which, only two were found to abide by the rules

Food safety authority issues draft standards for cereal products

The food regulator, which released the draft standards on Wednesday, has called for comments within 30 days

Project to turn Olympic food waste into meals for poor

At present, several initiatives are being planned to combat the trend of food wastage. One such initiative is the “Reffetto-Rio” project

Burgers? Burp!

Getting obese? Blame it on burgers, pizzas and french fries

South Asia

88,000 fake ration cards

Orissa government to save Rs 40 crore by cancelling them

How to be a glutton and bloom with health

How what you tuck into can pull you back from the brink of death

Denmark scraps tax on fat

Government gives in to pressure from the food industry, consumers

Yummy but harmful

Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits

Deadline fails

Baked but no trans fats

Market pulse

No to natural sweetener

Nature’s zero-calorie sweetener—stevia—kept out of Indian market