Within the remaining time of the Twelfth Five – Year – Plan, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry has proposed to allocate Rs.850 crore under the Central Sector Scheme and a further Rs.900 crore under the centrally sponsored National Health Mission (NHM). These funds will be used in various schemes to strengthen the FSSAI and […]
Government Concerned About Food Safety Norms
Bombay High Court’s observation about food safety norms has sent the government into panic. FSSAI, the regulatory body on food safety in India, which falls under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has moved to the Apex Court on Friday to challenge the High Court’s order for allowing the imported food products a further extension till […]
Campco is against the move to ban Areca Nut
Mr. Konkodi Padmanabha, the president of Campco (Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd) has recently conveyed to the media people that some of the top officials from the Central Govt may have been trying to initiate a ban on Areca Nut which is also globally known as Betel Nut. The National Rural […]