Government Initiatives to Boost Milk Production in India
The Government of India has implemented several initiatives to enhance milk production and productivity of bovine animals in India. These initiatives are aimed at improving the genetic makeup of indigenous breeds, providing quality breeding services, and ensuring better healthcare for livestock.
E-commerce Food Businesses Urged to Prioritize Food Safety and Compliance
E-commerce FBOs are urged to prioritize training for their delivery staff in food safety and hygiene practices. E-commerce platforms must ensure that the product information displayed online is consistent with the physical product label.
FSSAI Reclassifies Packaged Drinking Water and Mineral Water as High-Risk Food Category
FSSAI will conduct mandatory annual inspections of manufacturing facilities of packaged drinking water and mineral water to ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards. Central License holders for high-risk food categories, including packaged drinking water and mineral water, must undergo annual third-party food safety audits.
MoFPI extends Financial Assistance to Micro Food Processing Enterprises
The Scheme primarily adopts One District One Product (ODOP) approach to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common services and marketing of products. It provides the framework for value chain development and alignment of support infrastructure. The ODOP are identified by States / UTs based on the agriculture production, raw material availability, perishability of the product etc.
Centre to e-auction under Open Market Sales Scheme
Food Corporation of India (FCI) has decided to offload a quantity of 25 LMT of wheat in open market under Open Market Sales Scheme (Domestic) [OMSS (D)] 2024 for sale through E-auction to Flour Mills/Manufacturers of wheat products/Processors/End Users of wheat to moderate the price of wheat in open market.
IFSCA principles to mitigate the Risk of Greenwashing in ESG labelled debt securities in the IFSC
As part of directions for prevention of greenwashing, the issuer shall disclose in the offer document a statement on ESG objectives, details of process followed for evaluating and selecting the project(s) and/or asset(s), proposed use of the proceeds and details of the systems and procedures for tracking the deployment of the proceeds for the issue of securities. The issuer shall avoid the use of broad or generic statements to describe investment screening criteria. Further, disclosures should enable investors to fully understand the product’s sustainability-related investment screening criteria.
New Requirements for Importing Coffee Beans Into India
All imported coffee beans must now undergo fumigation with either Methyl Bromide or Phosphine to eliminate any potential Coffee Berry Borers. The fumigation treatment details must be endorsed on the Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the exporting or re-exporting country.
FSSAI Revises List Of Notified Laboratories For Testing Of Fortificants in Fortified Rice Products
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has updated its list of approved laboratories capable of testing fortificants in Fortified Rice (FR), Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK), and Vitamin-Mineral Premix for FRK. This order dated November 18, 2024, supersedes the previous order dated October 9, 2024.
FSSAI Focuses on Food Safety During Peak Tourist Season
States and UTs are urged to deploy Food Safety on Wheels mobile labs to conduct inspections at tourist spots and food outlets. FSSAI has called for increased surveillance of warehouses and delivery personnel associated with e-commerce food businesses.
New Research Explores Ancient Dietary Wisdom
The Secretary of the Ministry of Ayush launched a special edition of the Journal of Drug Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (JDRAS) dedicated to the emerging field of Ayurveda Aahara. This initiative safeguards the identity and authenticity of Ayurveda-based dietary practices, preserving the original principles of Ayurveda food preparation. FSSAI has further strengthened this effort by launching a unique logo for Ayurveda Aahara.
