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India notified its final amendment on the adoption of 46 standards of Bureau of Indian Standards for food additives in the Official Gazette.

On November 9, 2017, Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India operationalized Food Safety and Standards (Organic Food) Regulation, 2017.

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published Food Recall Guidelines.

On November 22, 2017, the Government of India‘s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published a modified list of medical and therapeutic foods permissible to be imported.

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to health supplements, nutraceuticals, food for special dietary....

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.

Uzbek cotton production for MY 2017/18 estimated at about 3.7 million bales (800,000 MT).

Based on market arrivals, Pakistan’s 2017/18 cotton production is estimated at 9.2 million 480 lb, largely unchanged.

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....