India is a leader in the global spice market and is known the world over as “the Home of Spices”. It caters to 48 percent of the world demand for spices. Spices are consumed in various forms as whole spices, ground spices, oleoresins and extracts and are used to enhance the flavour and taste of […]
FSSAI Makes Draft Provisions for Addition of New Food Additives
FSSAI has made provisions for new food additives in the draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation 2017. After stakeholders representation, the FSSAI has made more amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011 and has prescribed their limits as per CODEX […]
Indian Government Keen to Produce Quality Spices for Competitive Edge
Speaking at the National Conference on Development and Export of Spices, Union Agricultural Minister, Radha Mohan Singh said that if India is to gain a competitive edge in the spice trade then they will have to produce quality spices. These need to be branded and packaged accordingly to meet the requirements of the discerning US […]