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On November 22, 2017, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published a notice to reoperationalize the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations....

FAS Mumbai forecasts MY 2017/18 cotton production at 29.8 million 480 lb. bales on an acreage of 12.3 million hectares.

Bt cotton remains the only biotech crop approved for commercial cultivation. India’s political landscape continues to hinder the agricultural biotech regulatory system.

Peanut production and planted area for marketing year (MY) 2017/18 (Oct/Sept) is revised to 7 million metric tons (MMT) on 5.2 million hectares.

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) postponed the compliance date for the declaration of class title, trans-fat content and saturated fat content....

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published an order to revise inspection and sampling fees for imported food products.

India notified its draft amendments to the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to standards for rice, basmati rice, chia seeds, gari (cassava product), edible cassava flour, roasted Bengal gram...

On November 24, 2017, India notified to the World Trade Organization a draft regulation on advertisements and claims and invited comments from its member countries.

On October 13, 2017, Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) amended the standards of milk and dairy products.

India notified its 2017 draft packaging Regulations to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and invited comments from trading partners.

Post forecasts marketing year (MY) 2017/18 Indian apple imports will decrease year on year about 5 percent to 0.35 Million Metric Tons (MMT).

On October 23, 2017, the State of Gujarat announced a bonus of about 3.5 cents per pound (Rs. 500 per 100 kg) be paid to farmers for seed cotton.