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- FAO, African Union team up to help nations reduce post-harvest losses

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Rome

Food that disappears from the food chain after harvest owing to spoilage could feed an estimated 48 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. A project by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the African Union

- Tetra Pak helps Yili to make drinking yoghurt with large fruit pieces

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Lausanne

Tetra Pak stated that it has helped Yili, a leading Chinese dairy manufacturer, to produce the world’s first ambient drinking yoghurt with large fruit and cereal pieces. Yili launched the breakthrough product in

- FSSAI extends ban on Chinese milk products by six months to December 23

Friday, June 22, 2018

Shraddha Joshi, Mumbai

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has further extended the ban on import of milk and milk products from China, including chocolate and chocolate products, which expired on June 23, 2018, by six months, i e till December 23, 2018.

- Hike in import duty on US produce to India to be applicable from Aug 4

Friday, June 22, 2018

Our Bureau, New Delhi

The hike in import duty on agricultural produce from the United States, such as Bengal gram, lentils (masur) and chickpeas, has been notified by India and will be applicable with effect from August 4, 2018.

- Action on Salt survey exposes salads that pose serious threat to health

Friday, June 22, 2018

London

Ready-to-eat salads could be damaging our health. These were the findings of a new nationwide product survey by Action on Salt.

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