Nutrition, Health & Wellness
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Public, private food sector players welcome Technoserve’s Micronutrient Fortification Index
NIGERIA – Globally, more than 2 billion individuals or one in three people, are afflicted by micronutrient malnutrition, according to statistics by the Food and…
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Indian QSR operator Jubilant Foodworks acquires minority stake in nutrition company Wellversed
INDIA – Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (JFL), a leading Indian quick service restaurants operator has acquired 25 per cent stake in Gurugram-based nutrition company Wellversed Health. Wellversed Health offers a variety…
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FSSAI introduces new logo for Vegan foods, bolsters food safety efforts with commissioning of 19 mobile food testing vans
INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Agency of India has introduced a new logo for Vegan foods to help consumers easily identify and differentiate plant-based foods…
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UK introduces mandatory folic acid fortification for wheat flour to help prevent birth defects
UK – UK government has announced that Folic acid (Vitamin B9) is to be added to UK wheat flour to help prevent spinal birth defects in…
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India to introduce ‘front of package label’ to help consumers make healthier food choices
INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced plans to introduce front-of-package (FoP) labeling on packaged foods to help consumers make…