News on Food Processing

2010-03-09 IndlawNews

The State governments should help the Centre by shaping a separate food processing policy, he said, adding, food processing, which was only six per cent in India in 2004, has now increased to 10 per cent.

Even during recession, the food processing industry in India had maintained a good growth rate, compared to other countries. A mega food park would soon come up at Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu, he said.

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai has appealed to the Tamil Nadu Government to provide tax exemption to food processing in the State.

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2010-03-08 Magic Box - Pattaya People newspaper Thailand

Representatives from the Ampol Food Processing Company Limited paid a visit to Nernplubwan School on the 5

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2010-03-05 WSU Today Online - Tastier, more stable food processing in the works

The new processing technique depends on hot water and long-wave microwaves. (Tangs microwave isnt like the one youve got at home; his fills a very large room. ) The microwaves focus energy onto the food. Careful and clever engineering, and the flowing hot water bath, keep the heat distributed, even at the corners, and fully up to temperature.

But heating the food for a long time is the reason why canned green beans are not like freshly cooked green beans and why canned salmon and chicken just are not like their freshly cooked equivalents. Canned food is better than nothing - because it keeps, because its safe and because some of us actually like mushy baked beans from cans. But compared to fresh food, most canned food runs a distant second best.

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2010-03-04 Georgia ranks high for foodborne illness

Food-borne illness has come under more scrutiny after a national salmonella outbreak a year ago that was traced in large part to a South Georgia peanut processing plant. Scharff said he was aware of the problems with oversight of food processing in Georgia, but said he did not have data on whether those problems were any worse than elsewhere in the nation.

Scharff, now an assistant professor of consumer science at Ohio State University, said he reviewed figures on food-borne illnesses, hospitalizations, doctor visits and prescription medicine costs from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to draw his statistical conclusions, which he said were estimates. He also examined work productivity losses.

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2010-03-03 Sodium Use in Poultry Production Scrutinized - Food Safety News - Global Food Safety News and Information : Presented By Marler Clark LLP, PS

Fresh meat is generally lower in sodium. To reduce sodium intake, consumers can purchase fresh or frozen poultry or meat that hasnt been injected with a saltwater. To determine which meat and poultry products have been treated with saltwater or other processing agents, have a conversation with your butcher or read the food label. Some farms maintain a commitment to providing all natural poultry products.

A mix of sodium alginate, calcium sulfate, glucono deltalactone, and sodium pyrophosphate; a mixture of carrageenan, whey, protein concentrate, and xantham gum; beef collagen; binders listed in 9 CFR 424. 21(c) for use in cured pork products and poultry products; carboxymethyl cellulose (cellulose gum); carrot fiber; cellulose, powdered conforming to the specifications in the Food Chemicals Codex 5th Edition; guar powder, micronized; hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; inulin; konjac flour; methylcellulose; oat hull fiber; oat fiber; orange pulp, dried; orange pulp, dried and orange pulp, dried with guar gum; partially hydrolyzed proteins; pectin; pork collagen; pork skin proteins; rice bran; rice starch; sodium alginate; "(species) protein" (e. g. , chicken protein); transgultaminase enzyme; trehalose, xanthaM gum (purified by recovery

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2010-03-02 K. P. Padmakumar, Executive Director, Muthoot Finance Ltd; Rajagiri College of Management studies, Kochi

Referring to the agriculture sector, he said that a comprehensive approach to agriculture development has been taken for the first time. Apart from allocation, there is a sharp focus on building rural infrastructure, especially in food processing, segments for oil and pulses. Besides, there is a revolutionary step for setting up 60,000 oil and pulses processing units in peripheral areas.

Import of food processing items and energy saving products on concessional duty would give an impetus to the sector, he said. The move to make interest-based subsidy payment to farmers is path-breaking. Agriculture constitutes 16-18 per cent of the GDP and there is a need to enthuse farmers by initiating revival and remedial measures.

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2010-02-27 Food and Beverage News: Top Stories - Agriculture, food processing get a thumbs up in Budget

Regarding the problem of acute shortage of storage capacity to store procured food grains, the government will seek private sector assistance to meet deficit. In addition to some relief to the food processing sector, the minister proposed an additional five mega food park to the already 10 mega food parks which are under implementation.

Pranab admitted that though the food security policies were strengthened, the country faced double digit food inflation due to sub-normal monsoon and drought like condition. To tackle food insecurity, the much awaited Food Security Bill would be brought into public domain. The Bill promises to provide 25 kg of wheat or rice to the Below Poverty Line population at Rs 3 a kg.

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The economy has boldly faced crisis situation though the fiscal year 2009-10 was a challenging year. It is now ready to tread towards the target 9 pct. GDP growth and take the overall growth rate higher than 7. 2 pct. mark.

2010-02-25 India: Centre to consider another fruit processing plant in Himachal

Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Minister, Nariendar Bragta, requested Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, to set up an apple juice concentrate plant at Pragatinagar in Kotkhai through its nodal agency HPMC.

He also brought to Sahais notice that present processing unit is thirty years old and obsolete to todays advanced technology, thus a new advanced processing unit is call of the hour to meet the requirement of the increasing production of fruits in the State.

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2010-02-24 Food and Beverage News: Top Stories - Tripura set to attract investors in food processing

The CM also requested union minister for food processing industries Subodh Kant Sahai to set up a mega Food Park in the state and to assist connectivity through Chittagong port which will help the state to access the international markets. Investors should take advantage of the available opportunities and the opening up of the markets, including Bangladesh, the chief minister added.

Sahai highlighted the great potential in the food processing sector in the north eastern region in view of the unique products and cultivation being organic by default. The food processing ministry would give 100 per cent grant in setting up a modern food testing laboratory at Agartala, Sahai assured.

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Last week , the Indian Chamber of Commerce, the Government of Tripura with the support of the union ministry of food processing, had organised an investment conference to focus on the potential of Tripura as an agri food processing hub.