Goyal asks tea industry to adopt sustainable practicesPiyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister, urged India's tea sector to embrace sustainable practices. He emphasised responsible labour s...
There have been a few detections of Aflatoxin in rice consignments from India to EUIndia has detected a few cases of Aflatoxin in rice exports to the EU, but continues to comply with the importing countries' requirements. ...
Govt comes out with detailed guidelines to prevent EtO contamination in spices exports: OfficialThe steps assume significance amid reports on the recall of two Indian spice brands' -- MDH and Everest -- products in Singapore and Hong K...
India has stringent norms for pesticide residue limits: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) stated that India maintains some of the strictest maximum residue limits (MRLs) fo...
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...
FSSAI allows 10 times more pesticide residue in herbs, spicesIndia dilutes pesticide norms for herbs and spices, raising MRL to 0.1mg/kg. Activists fear harm to exports. Concerns include health risks,...
India calls for norms to fix default maximum pesticides residue limitIn a submission to the WTO last week, India said that stringent MRLs can be trade-restrictive and act as non-tariff barriers to internation...
Tea exporters buoyed by robust demand, expect 225 million kg shipments in 2022Given the demand scenario, the industry is expecting a 40-50 per cent increase in the tea export value over the next two-three years, Kanor...
Tea Board directs all producers, sellers to strictly comply with quality norms of FSSAIThe board has cautioned that no tea consignment that has failed on Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) test parameters sho...
India has a realistic chance of achieving USD one billion shipment target, says tea exporters' bodyIndian Tea Exporters' Association Chairman Anshuman Kanoria said it is also essential that the beverage produced for the overseas market is...
AIREA concerned about future of Basmati rice exports as some west Asian countries tighten pesticide normsOman, Egypt, Jordan UAE and Saudi Arabia are among the nations which have adopted pesticide residue norms at part with those in the Europea...
Basmati exports may pick up as Saudi Arabia likely to ease residue rulesShipments from the country to Saudi have taken a hit after Riyadh sought undertakings from exporters on minimum residue levels
Subhash Bhamre flags off Larsen & Toubro’s defence systemsEndorsing 'Make in India', Dr. Subhash Bhamre, MoS for Defence flags off range of Indigenously designed and built Defence Systems at L&T’s ...
United States finds pesticide residue in basmati, exports plungeExporters seek government help as a close vigil by the US raises costs and obstructs sales.
- India boards the organic tea development bandwagon
The Inter-Governmental Group of Food & Agricultural Organisation, the Common Fund for Commodities and Tea Board of India jointly launched a...
- Tea growing nations brew forum to tackle surplus
The world's leading tea-growing countries have decided to launch an International Tea Producers' Forum.
- Fruit exporters find EU tough nut to crack
The cola controversy has raised the question of how high is high when it comes to pesticide residue levels in other food items.