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Cumulative rainfall during India's 2023 northeast monsoon was nine percent lower than the fifty-year average, according to India’s Meteorological Department (IMD), spurred by a delay in onset of nearly 20 days.

In 2023, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a series of food safety notifications. The FSSAI has re-operationalized its Labeling and Display Regulations, to include a six-month implementation extension of the disclaimer for brand names and trademarks on front-of-pack labels.

In the calendar year (CY) 2023 (January-December), India's Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying/Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying published the requirement for an integrated veterinary health certificate (VHC) for the import of milk and milk products into India.

On January 3, India’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) published on its website, Office Memorandum L-11/1/2019-Trade (E-11542), to delay the implementation timeline of the new integrated Veterinary Health Certificate requirements for milk and milk products by six months.

India is the world’s most populous country and boasts one of the fastest growing economies in the world. As Indian households continue to reach higher levels of consumer spending, imported agricultural products are becoming more accessible to a larger number of people.

On September 9, 2015, India notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) draft regulations that establishes biotoxin limits in fish and fish products.

On September 8, 2015, India notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a draft regulation which establishes metal contaminant limits for a broader category of food products.

Post expects that Indian almond imports (shelled basis) in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 will reach 61,500 MT, a nine-percent decrease from the MY 2014/15.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published draft regulations regarding the use of plant sterol (phytosterols) as a food ingredient...

On September 9, 2015, the Government of India (GOI) notified draft Food Safety and Standards Amendment Regulations, 2015 to the World Trade Organization. The deadline for comments is November 8, 2015.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2015, to include maximum allowable limits for trans fatty acids.

On September 9, 2015, the Government of India (GOI) notified draft Food Safety and Standards Amendment Regulations, 2015 to the World Trade Organization (WTO).