USFDA proposes ban on trans fats in processed foods

The limit set by India is much higher than that set by many other countries

People demand food security at protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

Inflation making food out of reach for many, say demonstrators

No lip service on junk food ban: Delhi HC

Asks Centre to file an action taken report by November 2

Poisoned again

The death of 18 elephants in Assam revives the debate over human-animal conflict once more

Fishy situation

Fish oil supplements in Europe extensively contaminated by dioxins

Label able

Simply Put: Sugary beverage

Feeding Africa: How small-scale irrigation can help farmers to change the game

Small-scale irrigation can improve nutritional outcomes in several important ways

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: FAO launches action plan 2021–2025

The new plan aims to extend FAO’s capacity development assistance to its members

Simply Put: Honey fraud

FDA orders withdrawal of ranitidine drug from markets

US drug regulator completes seven-month investigation, finds high levels of carcinogen

Watch: What Sitharaman promised to counter COVID-19

Finance minister announces Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package

COVID-19: Odisha fishermen feel lockdown heat

Prices plummet drastically, movement of fishermen to other states hit

Kendriya Bhandar to open outlets in more states

More than 60-year-old cooperative commits to Gandhian values to stay relevant

Superbugs found in pork products in Walmart US

9 of the 16 Walmart batches tested contained at least one multi-drug-resistant bacteria

Rice yields could plummet 40% by 2100 due to climate change: Stanford University

At least 2 billion people, especially in Asia, could be affected due to the scarcity

All you need to know about Universal Basic Income

Here’s a lowdown on what the basic income scheme is and what it entails

Health in news on May 14

A round-up of what's new in health

Climate change affects nature’s dinner time: study

Moving out of nature's timing can mess up the food chain

Not a promissory note

Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy

The end of coconut water? The world's trendiest nut is under threat of species collapse

Coconut water may be the 'it' drink, but its producers face multiple threats

Relish history

Rich in its mythological antecedents, the prickly pear has many medicinal merits

Children under five account for 30 per cent of deaths due to food borne diseases globally: WHO

Calls food borne diseases a ‘global concern’

Fukushima to food

Food Fair>> Nuclear Disaster • Singapore/Japan

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