Snapshots of Food Industry News Mars Foods all set to acquire Tasty Bite Mars Foods has signed an agreement to acquire Tasty Bite brand owned by Preferred Brands International. Preferred is a US-based fully integrated manufacturer of ready-to-eat Indian and Asian products. Tasty Bites has a wide range of vegetarian offerings like spice and simmer […]
Archives for August 2017
Contamination of Eggs Poses a High Risk to Food Safety
Did you know that historically speaking chickens were domesticated for their eggs in Southeast Asia and India before 7500 BC? And even today chicken and other egg-laying birds are kept all over the world because eggs are not only nutritious but are considered a more economical food than meats. Mass production of chicken eggs has […]
FSSAI notifies the revised standards for fruits and vegetables
As of 9 August 2017, the FSSAI has notified the final gazette on FSS (Food Product Standard and Food Additives) Seventh Amendment Regulation 2017 related to standards for fruits and vegetables. The regulations will come into force once they are published in the Official Gazette. This regulation has been amended for as to prescribe a […]