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On May 24, 2013, China released the National Food Safety Standard of General Hygiene Regulations for Food Production (GB14881-2013), which became effective on June 1, 2014.

India’s food processing sector continues to expand in response to changing demographics, strong local and international brands, emerging modern retail and growing consumer acceptance of processed food

Although small, traditional outlets dominate the Indian food retail sector and account for 98 percent of sales...

India’s food service sector continues expanding as the number of travelers increase and more consumers dine at restaurants.

India is a small and growing market for imported consumer food products.

The Government of India (GOI) announced a price fixing scheme for fuel ethanol procurement for parastatal oil marketing companies (OMCs).

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India provided a six-month extension for compliance with its labeling requirements for printed logos and license numbers on packaged foodstuffs.

China’s market year 2014/15 kidney bean production is forecast to increase by 20 percent to 950,000 tons based on increased acreage and higher yield.

On November 21, 2014 the State Council published a draft Grain Law soliciting public comments until December 21, 2014.

The Government of India (GOI) continues to consider rice imports for distribution under governmental feeding programs in the northeastern states, but to date, has not made a decision.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published draft regulations for public comments on the inclusion of Pullulan as a food additive in the Food Standards and Additives Regulation, 2011.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published draft regulations for public comment, which primarily focus on setting maximum limits for trans fatty acid.