FSSAI to launch surveillance on fortified rice, dairy products and spices
After starting a probe into alleged violation of norms in branded spices, food regulator FSSAI plans to launch surveillance on other food items like fortified rice, dairy products and spices sold in the domestic market. According to sources, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is planning surveillance on food items like fruit…
Role of milk and dairy products in asthma
Milk and other dairy products are commonly consumed foods that provide essential nutrients such as calcium, protein, and vitamins. However, there is ongoing debate and research regarding their potential impact on asthma, a chronic Milk and other dairy products are commonly consumed foods that provide essential nutrients such as calcium, protein, and vitamins. However, there is ongoing debate…
Microbes, not fossil fuels, produced most new methane
A modelling study has found methane emissions from fossil fuels declined between 1990 and the 2000s and have been stable since, whereas microbes have been producing more methane of late. One reason could be an increase in cattle-rearing in Latin America and more emissions from waste in South and Southeast Asia For the last three…
Amul announces Rs. 1 per liter incentive for milk producers who vote
To promote higher voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha general elections on May 7 in Gujarat, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF) -AMUL has announced an incentive for milk producers who participate in voting. Shamalbhai B Patel, Chairman of GCMMF, announced that milk producers will receive one rupee per liter of milk if…
Nestle says added sugar levels in Cerelac below FSSAI standards
Nestle India on Monday said that its baby food brand Cerelac is in compliance with the country’s local food laws with “added sugar” levels being “much lower” than permissible upper limit set by the FSSAI. The company emphasised that the allegations of “racial stereotypes” made by Swiss NGO Public Eye’s report are “untrue”. The packaged…
Hyderabad resident finds ‘fungus’ in Cadbury Dairy Milk
A Hyderabad resident posted a picture of a Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bar with fungus on it on social media, which sparked the trolling of confectionery makers on the internet. User goooofboll wrote in a post on X saying, “The manufacturing of these dairy milk is January 2024, expiry is best before one year from…
In Baramati , control over cooperative institutions comes in handy for Ajit Pawar
In the battle for Baramati, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has an edge over his uncle Sharad Pawar in one area — the cooperative sector. Almost all the cooperative institutions in the area are under the control of Ajit Pawar, whose wife Sunetra Pawar is NCP’s Baramati candidate fighting against NCP (SP)’s Supriya Sule, the sitting…
Will Indian moms forgive Cerelac and Bournvita?
Nestlé’s baby food brand Cerelac has found itself in the eye of a storm with a Swiss investigative organisation saying it contained high levels of added sugar in the products sold in India and other developing markets. As samples from the brand tested in European markets found no added sugar, Nestlé had to field…
Cola, beverage & dairy firms eye 25% growth this summer
Capitalising on the soaring temperature, FMCG firms selling juices, fizz drinks, ice creams and milk-based beverages, including Parle Agro, ITC Foods, Mother Dairy, Coca-Cola, and Rasna have ramped up the production and stocks of low-unit packs (between Rs 5- Rs 10) to drive consumption and volume growth. After a tepid 2023 due to a weak…
Mamta Jaisi Shudh, Maa Jaisi Mamta” Mother Dairy, Maa Jaisi
Celebrating the universal values of love, care, emotion and compassion embodied by mothers, India’s leading dairy brand Mother Dairy is all set to roll out its brand anthem and campaign in its latest communication headlined under “Mamta Jaisi Shudh, Maa Jaisi Mamta” Mother Dairy, Maa Jaisi. The Brand Film can be viewed here Penned by eminent…