The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) in a communication sent to Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal demanded immediate action against e-commerce entities including Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy and others."It is a case of .
Monday, 21 December, 2020, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
Our Bureau, New Delhi As a sequel to the Summit, the 11th CII Food Safety Awards Ceremony was organised to recognise role models and best in class food business operators on food safety excellence and provide a framework for continual improvement.
The glittering Award Ceremony was organized virtually on 18th December 2020. Rita Teaotia, chairperson FSSAI graced the grand occasion.
âIt is heartening to note that despite the pandemic situation, CIIâs Food Safety Award program 2020 went ahead as a Virtual programme while retaining its robust approach in evaluating nominations for awards. I congratulate all winners and applicants who accepted the challenge to compete for the awards despite such difficult times. They are helping to take forward the food safety movement in the country,â said Rita Teaotia , Chairperson FSSAI during her keynote address.
Import of black tea up 24% year-on-year in January-September period
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Synopsis The industry feels the surge in import has happened mainly due to higher volumes of tea from Nepal entering India. However, we need to have clarity on the end-use of these teas,” Indian Tea Association chairman Vivek Goenka told ET.
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India produced 1,032 million kg of teas in the January-October period this year.
Kolkata: Import of cheap black tea increased 24% year-on-year in the first nine months of this year to 16.03 million kg, according to the Tea Board of India data, although India is the largest producer of black tea in the world. The industry is worried about the end-use of this imported cheap tea since there is no clarity on whether this tea has been imported for re-exports.
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All Eyes on Advertising Watchdog Amidst Purity Claims & Counter-Claims over Honey
The Advertising Standards Council of India Awaits Response from Dabur on a complaint filed by rival Marico, after a report by The Centre of Science and Environment’s (CSE’s) on the alleged adulteration of honey by eminent brands in India, led to two of the homegrown FMCG giants, Dabur & Marico, exchange blows, who together account for a massive INR 800 crore business in the branded honey segment
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The battle over the purity of honey may soon be turning bitter between Marico and Dabur, the two leading FMCG brands reportedly accounting for Rs 800 crore branded honey segment out of the estimated size of Rs 1,500 crore. Both players are said to have complained before the advertising watchdog Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) challenging the purity and testing claims by the other.