Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
08 Jun, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
India bans sugar exports till September to stabilise domestic pricesIndia has banned sugar exports until September 30. This move aims to stabilize domestic prices as supply tightens. The ban applies to raw, ...
14 May, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Chirag Paswan flags spice export quality issues, says rejections are “disheartening and embarrassing”Union Minister Paswan highlighted spices’ historic role in India’s trade and their vast untapped potential beyond culinary use.
17 Apr, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Controlling chemical contamination in agricultural raw materials must: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) emphasized the need to control chemical contamination in agricultural raw material...
07 Sep, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
Extra control measures in place for Indian spices, says UK watchdogDismissing reports of any additional steps taken recently, the country's food watchdog noted that it has an early warning system (EWS) in p...
16 May, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
FSSAI calls reports of allowing 10x more MRL in herbs, spices as 'false and malicious'; says India has most 'stringent standards'The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has clarified that it allows 10 times more pesticide residue levels in herbs and s...
05 May, 2024, 01.19 PM IST
Planters, exporters hail 100% auction of dust-grade teaITA, the oldest and the largest association of tea producers, pledged its unequivocal support to the Tea Board and the commerce ministry in...
13 Mar, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
India urges European Union to reduce non-tariff barriers on foodIndia insists maximum residue level limits on some food products are much higher than those set by standard setting agencies such as CODEX;...
21 Feb, 2020, 06.48 AM IST
Rice exporters seek amendment in export inspection normsThe exporters rue that the consignments were stranded on Indian ports after the notification issued on November 4 by the Indian Directorate...
20 Dec, 2019, 08.34 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
NHRC notice to FSSAI over reports on pesticides in food itemsMaximum Residual Levels of pesticides in fruits and vegetables and other food products have been fixed under the Food Safety and Standards.
04 Dec, 2015, 02.54 PM IST
Spurt in pesticide-laced vegetables across India; Delhi, Mumbai among worst hitIt is known that vegetables sold contain pesticides, but it has now emerged that these harmful chemicals are present in alarmingly high dos...
05 Oct, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
High pesticides in vegetables and other foods: Government reportMost of the vegetables showed relatively higher pesticide residue detection in rainy season followed by summer and winter seasons, it said.
03 Feb, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
- EU using pesticide content as trade barrier, say grape farmers
Accusing Indian grapes of having high pesticide residues last year, European health authorities allowed them to be consumed locally.
18 Feb, 2011, 01.49 AM IST
Is Indian rice high in pesticide residue levels?A Hamburg-based lab, Eurofins, has alleged high levels of pesticide residue in Indian rice, basmati and non basmati.
16 Aug, 2010, 01.31 AM IST
- Is Indian rice high in pesticide residue levels?
A Hamburg-based lab, Eurofins, has alleged high levels of pesticide residue in Indian rice, basmati and non basmati.
16 Aug, 2010, 01.31 AM IST
- Govt looks to resolve EU grape exports deadlock
The government of India is working on a war footing to resolve the deadlock in grape exports to the European Union (EU).
29 Apr, 2010, 05.39 AM IST