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NEW DELHI: E-commerce platform Snapdeal has joined forces with the ministry of health & family welfare to generate awareness about the Eat Right India movement being led by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Starting today, Snapdeal orders that are daily shipped to reach 92 per cent of India’s total towns and cities will have prominently placed
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Pune-based and India s third-largest Polymer distribution company Source.One is geared to post a turnover of Rs 5 billion (Rs 500+ crore) in the financial year, 2020-21. It is a company that dominates more than 300 districts in 20 states across India. It plans to reach the many 700 districts across India in the nearest future.
Sharing about future plans, Founder Arun Singhal says, We ve had a very successful streak since our inception because we created a technology that is a network, to empower the Polymer distribution pipeline. It is a process where we connect over 500 suppliers to post their inventories and over 5,000 buyers get access to these through a simple WhatsApp message. We have managed to shorten the process of acquiring and selling Polymers from hours to less than 5 minutes.
Is Indian honey adulterated with Chinese syrups? FSSAI begins pan-India drive to test samples
FSSAI wants to create comprehensive data set on honey sold in India after CSE study accused Dabur, Patanjali and Emami Zandu of selling adulterated honey.
Himani Chandna 15 January, 2021 9:02 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: India’s food standard regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has started work on its pan-nation drive to collect samples of honey and get them tested for adulteration, ThePrint learnt.
The regulator also brought in the Pune-based Central Bee Research and Training Institute (CBRTI) for testing the honey samples. Further, it also plans to ask manufacturers such as Dabur, Patanjali and Emami Zandu, to submit their test results of their product samples.
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Our Bureau, New Delhi As a sequel to the Summit, the 11th CII Food Safety Awards Ceremony was organised to recognise role models and best in class food business operators on food safety excellence and provide a framework for continual improvement.
The glittering Award Ceremony was organized virtually on 18th December 2020. Rita Teaotia, chairperson FSSAI graced the grand occasion.
âIt is heartening to note that despite the pandemic situation, CIIâs Food Safety Award program 2020 went ahead as a Virtual programme while retaining its robust approach in evaluating nominations for awards. I congratulate all winners and applicants who accepted the challenge to compete for the awards despite such difficult times. They are helping to take forward the food safety movement in the country,â said Rita Teaotia , Chairperson FSSAI during her keynote address.