‘How do I eat this?’: US influencer gets confused by traditional food names at famous South Indian restaurant. Kind waiter comes to his rescueFood influencer Kent Burris admitted to being overwhelmed by the menu at a South Indian restaurant in Texas. A helpful waiter guided him th...
14 May, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
British rice industry fears India pact will kill off local millsWith India pressing for tariffs on white rice to be reduced, concerns are mounting for the British rice industry.
23 Oct, 2023, 09.57 AM IST
Environmental watchdog CSE provides FSSAI details of honey adulteration investigationCSE Director General Sunita Narain emphasised that the investigations had revealed that the honey adulteration business was sophisticated a...
04 Dec, 2020, 07.13 PM IST
FSSAI seeks details of CSE tests on honey; questions body for not conducting SMR testStating that it has taken note of the CSE investigation on adulteration in honey, FSSAI said it had already made SMR test mandatory as it i...
03 Dec, 2020, 09.37 PM IST
Rice exporters seek ban on pesticides unregistered in the US, EUIndia’s rice export to Europe has plunged by 40 per cent in 2018-19 over the issue of maximum residue level (MRL), and the market is likely...
20 Dec, 2019, 06.31 PM IST
Egypt unlikely to buy Indian rice after it fails cooking testAll Chinese rice samples were accepted, while one Vietnamese rice sample was accepted and the other rejected, sources said.
22 Nov, 2018, 11.31 PM IST
- Toxic lead found in raw food items in Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) The presence of a high concentration of lead has been detected in raw food items such as polished rice and fish, sol...
22 Oct, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
Soon, an app giving info of nutritional value of Indian foodsThe app is being developed using the data from Indian Food Composition Tables-2017, released recently by the Union Health Minister J P Nadd...
27 Jan, 2017, 03.59 PM IST
FDA probes arsenic presence in rice from India, other nationsThe US health watchdog FDA is conducting a detailed inspection of the arsenic level in rice being sold in the American market.
08 Sep, 2013, 12.28 PM IST
United States finds pesticide residue in basmati, exports plungeExporters seek government help as a close vigil by the US raises costs and obstructs sales.
01 Jul, 2013, 11.38 AM IST
- 30 Indian basmati rice samples contain arsenic: USFDA
The US Food and Drug Administration has found arsenic content in about 30 samples ofIndian basmati rice in its preliminary analysis.
20 Sep, 2012, 04.55 PM IST
- Basmati exporters to haul European testing lab to court for ‘biased’ report
Basmati industry is ready to shoot off legal notices against Eurofins for its recently issued reports that Indian basmati has elevated leve...
30 Jun, 2010, 09.43 AM IST
- Basmati exporters to haul European testing lab to court for ‘biased’ report
India’s multi-million basmati industry is ready to shoot off legal notices against the Hamburg-based private testing firm, Eurofins, for it...
30 Jun, 2010, 02.48 AM IST
- ICAR clean chit for Pusa 1121 helps clear export clog
The country’s premier farm sector research agency, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, has found the basmati rice variety Pusa 1121 sa...
15 Oct, 2009, 01.47 AM IST
- Basmati rice 'Pusa 1121' is safe for human consumption
Indian basmati rice variety Pusa 1121 is safe for human consumption and does not contain any heavy metals, the state-run Indian Council of ...
14 Oct, 2009, 04.59 PM IST
- Iranian team to arrive soon for inspecting basmati quality
In a concerted bid to defuse the controversy over Basmati exports to Iran, the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) has extended an...
02 Oct, 2009, 04.23 AM IST
- AIREA invites Iranian organisations over Basmati export row
In a concerted bid to defuse the controversy over Basmati exports to Iran, the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA)has extended an ...
01 Oct, 2009, 10.26 PM IST