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The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published 15 draft manuals on requirements for sampling and analyzing food and water.

On April 22, 2015, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘below normal monsoon’ forecast for the upcoming 2015 southwest monsoon season (June-September).

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, to allow the use of lecithin as a food additive.

On April 16, 2015, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published on its website draft regulations related to naturally occurring toxic substances (NOTS) in some food and beverage products.

The Government of Pakistan has allowed the export of wheat on a government-to-government basis using the same export subsidy rates that were announced for private exporters in January 2015.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, pertaining to artificial sweeteners.

Post forecast that India will produce surplus centrifugal sugar for the sixth consecutive year.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011, to include additional changes for standards of food additives for infant foods, cereals, dairy products, and some processed foods.

Following the end of a protracted civil war in 2009, Sri Lanka has emerged as a small but growing market for imported consumer food products.

Assuming normal 2015 southwest monsoon conditions, Indian oilseed production in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 will increase by 12 percent over MY 2014/15 and reach 40.2 million metric tons (MMT).

Pakistan’s sugar stocks are on the rise as several years of robust production have boosted stocks of sugar.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) introduced new procedures for its Food Import Clearance System (FICS).