Zomato faces backlash for selling "Analogue" paneer, a synthetic and less nutritious alternative, to restaurants via its Hyperpure service....

Tirupati's recent ghee controversy highlights the long-standing issue of ghee adulteration in India, dating back to the 19th century. Histo...

The company collaborates with universities, government agencies and industry bodies to develop sustainable technologies, such as hydrogen f...

Rishad Premji, chairman of Wipro, tweeted an old never-seen-before photo of his grandfather, MH Hasham Premji, who was the founder of Wipro...

Dalda is the best-known vanaspati, the desi term for the manufactured solid fats broadly called margarine in the West.

Highlighting the significance of this acquisition, Piyush Patnaik, managing director of Cargill’s edible oils business in India, said, “We ...

The speedy adoption of technologies such as electric vehicles is causing the biggest shock to the oil industry in half a century and naviga...

Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdowns preparations to reduce the trans fat became the second priority, hence ...

The authority has also asked e-commerce and retail companies to promote healthy options such as fortified foods on their landing pages and ...

Since the industry has agreed on the issue, the regulator said it will soon notify a draft regulation and release the final one in the next...

Trans fatty acids are made through hydrogenation of oils, which solidifies them. They help to increase the shelf life of oils and foods and...

Recently the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has reduced permitted trans-fats content in edible fats and oils in the c...

Palm oil, India’s primary edible oil, which had witnessed heavy import defaults since June ‘08 because of the high price, is catching local...

On July 1, New Yorkers achieved trans-fat nirvana. Last summer, New York city banned restaurants from serving food containing trans-fats. F...

The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will relaunch its crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Friday.

Retail prices of edible oils have surged by more than Rs 10 a kg during the week ended April 12, according to the government data, but trad...

The government has allowed free vanaspati imports from Sri Lanka in cases where the importer entered into an agreement before June 1 this y...