- Delay in product approval; registration to go online now: Chandramouli Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi With rising concern about delay in completion of product approval process, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to speed it up by going in for computerisation of registration and disposal of application for the purpose.
- Retraction of paper by journal, fitting answer to anti- GM lobby: ABLE Our Bureau, Mumbai The recent retraction of a paper on Genetically Modified-Corn study by a food safety journal has drawn attention from scientists and media across the world triggering a fresh round of debate over the safety of GM foods.
- Indian food market poised at $48 billion; Projected growth $78 billion Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi Indians love to eat, and eating out has become one of their favorite pastimes over the years. Earlier, they would frequent the neighbourhood vendor, but now the upwardly mobile are opting either for home delivery or to visit quick service restaurant (QSR) chains or casual dining eateries.
- nanoPix designs nanoSorters machine to grade cashew by size and colour Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru Food processing start-up company nanoPix has now developed nanoSorters for the cashew industry. Each of these machines has the capacity to grade 60-75kg cashew, not only by size, but also by colour, shape and surface characteristics.
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