FSSAI new Trans Fat levels

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recently announced that all edible refined oils, vegetable fat spreads, Vanaspati, margarines, Bakery shortening and mixed fat spreads can contain only 3% or less trans fats. This is to be implemented by January 2021.   By January 2022, this is to be further reduced to 2%. This is ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: FSSAI • REPLACE • REPLACE campaign • REPLACE strategy • Trans fat • WHO

PM Svanidhi Scheme: MoHUA unites with Swiggy taking Street Food Vendors online

On October 5, 2020, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed Memorandum of Understanding with Swiggy to take street food vendors online. This was achieved under PM Svanidhi Scheme. Highlights The programme was launched in five cities such as Chennai, Ahmedabad, Indore, Delhi and Varanasi. Under the programme around 250 vendors were taken on-board across ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan • FSSAI • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • PM SVANidhi • Street Vendors • Swiggy

GoI to revamp Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has framed a Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The bill introduces 70 amendments in the FSSAI act, 2006. It intends to revamp the functioning and jurisdiction of the FSSAI. Key Features The amendment will give more powers to FSSAI. The jurisdiction of FSSAI is to be ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Topics: amendments • Bills and Acts • Food Processing • Food safety • FSSAI • FSSAI act 2006 • Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare

Tribal Affairs Minister launched Tertiary processing centres under ‘TRIFOOD’ project

Two new tertiary processing centers have been launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in Maharashtra and Chattisgarh with the aim of increasing the value addition to the non-timber forest products collected by tribal forest gatherers. Key Highlights The Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda launched the centers virtually under the “TRIFOOD” project, that ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Arjun Munda • Food Corporation of India • FSSAI • Ministry of Tribal Affairs • TRIFED

GoI releases guidelines for evaluation of nano-based Agricultural input

On July 7, 2020, the Government of India released guidelines to evaluate nano-based agriculture input and food products in the country. The guidelines were released by Ministry of Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar. Highlights The guidelines were prepared by Ministry of Science and Technology, FSSAI (Food ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • Food Production • FSSAI • Nanomaterials • Nanotechnology