FSSAI for fixing lead content limit in fruits, pulses & juices

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 19:57

After the Maggi fiasco, central food safety regulator FSSAI has proposed fixing limits of permissible lead content in a wide range of products including salt, fruits, juices, vegetables, pulses and meat products.

Retail inflation up at 5.01% in May

Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 19:22

The Consumer Price Index-based inflation was at 4.87 per cent in April 2015. The retail inflation was 8.33 per cent in May 2014.

Govt to allocate 17 food parks to various firms by March-end

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 13:48

Government is likely to allocate 17 food parks to different companies by the end of this month, which will attract an estimated investment of about Rs 2,100 crore.

Fruits and vegetables` wholesalers go on strike in Delhi

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 12:49

Wholesalers of fruits and vegetables began an indefinite strike here Monday to protest against the government decision to withdraw their six percent commissions from the farmers.

Food items that may damage teeth

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 08:48

Food items like hard boiled sweets and dried fruits tantalise taste buds, but they may attack your teeth for worse.

South American monkeys eat 50 varieties of fruit per day

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:57

Researchers have found that some monkeys in South and Central America eat as many as 50 different species of fruit a day.

India wastes Rs 13,300 cr of fruits and vegetables annually

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 11:48

India, the world's second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, throws away fresh produce worth Rs 13,300 crore every year because of the country's lack of adequate cold storage facilities and refrigerated transport, a report said.

Eating kiwi improves digestion

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 09:34

Eating kiwi fruit can help in better digestion, new research says.

Price rise forces switch over to pre-cooked foods: Survey

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 15:37

Steep rise in prices of fruits and vegetables have forced over 55 percent of middle and low income groups to switch over to pre-cooked and ready-to-eat food items to keep the kitchen budget intact, says a survey by industry body Assocham.