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The Saudi food processing sector has been rapidly growing in the past decade, thanks to help from various types of government subsidies to food processing companies, rising per capita income...

Czech farmers experienced another good grain crop. The only exception is the corn crop, which is one third lower than last year’s crop.

The Czech dairy sector has been struggling even before the abolition of the EU dairy quota and implementation of the Russian import ban on EU agricultural products.

The MY 2015/16 production estimate is 28.5 million 480 lb. bales while planted area is finalized at 11.8 million hectares.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, to include pullulan as a food additive.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, to update standards for various food contaminants.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, related to the list of food additives covered under Appendix A.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, related to the presence of naturally occurring toxic substances (NOTS) in some foods and beverages.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, related to FSSAI’s standards for artificial sweeteners.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, regarding standards for levels of chromium present in gelatine.

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