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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.

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.