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NDTV
23-07-2025
- Business
- NDTV
'Processed Food Is Not Bad': Union Minister Chirag Paswan
New Delhi: Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stressed the need to correct the false narrative that processed food is bad for health. The Food Processing Industries Ministry has set up a committee in this regard, he added. Addressing a press conference to announce the World Food India event, Mr Paswan said that the level of food processing is still low in the country and there is a huge scope for growth in this sector. He said this sector can boost farmers' income and also provide huge job opportunities to youth. Mr Paswan spoke about "misleading advertisements" that brand processed food as "bad". False narratives are being set that processed food loses nutritional value, he added. Mr Paswan said there is a growing demand for ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook foods because of nuclear families and working couples. Food regulator FSSAI ensures the safety of food products, he added. Mr Paswan announced his ministry will hold the flagship conference 'World Food India 2025' in the national capital during September 25-28 to showcase investment potential in this sector and realise the vision of making the country a global food hub. This will be the fourth edition of World Food India. The event will be held on September 25-28 at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. Industry body FICCI is the national event partner. He also launched a dedicated website and a mobile app for this upcoming event. The event will see participation from many countries. Food Processing Secretary Avinash Joshi said, "Our sector has demonstrated remarkable growth over last decade, now it contributes almost 1/5 of agri product export in the country. Yet we recognise that substantial untapped potential remains." He said the World Food India platform would help in realising this potential. Mr Joshi noted that the earlier editions were successful, and now the ministry intends to scale it further. He said the event will bring together a diverse array of participants, food processors, equipment manufacturers, packaging solution providers, logistic firms, technology developers, academia, startups, retail innovators, state and central government bodies and international delegates. He said one of the major highlights would be the CEOs' round table. More than 100 CEOs from India and overseas will engage directly with policymakers. The theme of World Food India will be based on five pillars -- Sustainability and net zero food processing; India as a Global Food Processing Hub; Frontiers in Food Processing, Products and Packaging Technologies; Food for Nutrition, Health, and Wellness; and Livestock & Marine Products - accelerating the Indian rural economy.
News18
23-07-2025
- Business
- News18
Processed foods not bad, says Union Minister Chirag Paswan
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stressed on the need to correct false narrative that processed food are bad for health. The Food Processing Industries Ministry has set up a committee in this regards, he added. Addressing a press conference to announce World Food India event, Paswan said that the level of food processing is still low in the country and there is a huge scope for growth in this sector. He said this sector can boost farmers income and also provide huge job opportunities to youth. Paswan spoke about 'misleading advertisements" that brand processed food as 'bad". False narratives are being set that processed food losses nutrients value, he added. Paswan said there is a growing demand for ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook foods because of nuclear families and working couples. Food regulator FSSAI ensures the safety of food products, he added. Paswan announced his ministry will hold flagship conference 'World Food India 2025' in the national capital during September 25-28 to showcase investment potential in this sector and realise the vision of making the country a global food hub. This will be the fourth edition of World Food India. The event will be held on September 25-28 at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. Industry body FICCI is the national event partner. He also launched a dedicated website and a mobile app for this upcoming event. The event will see participation from many countries. Food Processing Secretary Avinash Joshi said, 'Our sector has demonstrated remarkable growth over last decade, now it contributes almost 1/5 of agri product export in the country. Yet we recognise that substantial untapped potential remains." He said the World Food India platform would help in realising this potential. Joshi noted that the earlier editions were successful and now the ministry intends to scale it further. He said the event will bring together a diverse array of participants, food processors, equipment manufacturers, packaging solution providers, logistic firms, technology developers, academia, startups, retail innovators, state and central government bodies and international delegates. He said one of the major highlights would be CEOs' round table. More than 100 CEOs from India and overseas will engage directly with policy makers. The theme of World Food India will be based on five pillars — Sustainability and net zero food processing; India as a Global Food Processing Hub; Frontiers in Food Processing, Products and Packaging Technologies; Food for Nutrition, Health, and Wellness; and Livestock & Marine Products – accelerating the Indian rural economy. PTI MJH HVA view comments First Published: July 23, 2025, 22:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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Business Standard
30-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Mango drink makers using less pulp content to 'circumvent' GST: Kanimozhi
In a letter to Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Lok Sabha member Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has highlighted the distress that mango farmers in Tamil Nadu are facing because of a sharp reduction in pulp content in mango-based beverages. In the letter, which she posted on her social media handle on Monday, Kanimozhi said pulp content has been reduced from 20 per cent in 2022 to 11 per cent in 2024. She said this decline is driven by companies attempting to 'circumvent' higher goods and services tax (GST) rates and 'misusing regulatory loopholes by rebranding products as 'fruit drinks' instead of 'fruit juice', which violates Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) norms'. According to Kanimozhi, manufacturers have resorted to this because drinks with more than 10 per cent real fruit content attract 28 per cent GST—the same as carbonated drinks. She said beverages with real fruit content below 10 per cent fall under the 18 per cent or lower GST slab. The current regulation mandates a minimum of 10 per cent fruit content to label a product as 'fruit juice', but companies are now marketing products as 'fruit-based beverages' or 'fruit drink', which fall under a lower regulatory category that requires only 5 to 10 per cent fruit pulp, she said. 'I have urged the ministry to take immediate corrective measures to restore 20 per cent pulp usage and prevent dilution of standards affecting farmer livelihoods,' Kanimozhi said.
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Business Standard
30-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Kanimozhi urges Centre to act on pulp dilution hurting TN mango farmers
In a letter to Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Lok Sabha member Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has highlighted the distress that mango farmers in Tamil Nadu are facing because of a sharp reduction in pulp content in mango-based beverages. In the letter, which she posted on her social media handle on Monday, Kanimozhi said pulp content has been reduced from 20 per cent in 2022 to 11 per cent in 2024. She said this decline is driven by companies attempting to 'circumvent' higher goods and services tax (GST) rates and 'misusing regulatory loopholes by rebranding products as 'fruit drinks' instead of 'fruit juice', which violates Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) norms'. According to Kanimozhi, manufacturers have resorted to this because drinks with more than 10 per cent real fruit content attract 28 per cent GST—the same as carbonated drinks. She said beverages with real fruit content below 10 per cent fall under the 18 per cent or lower GST slab. The current regulation mandates a minimum of 10 per cent fruit content to label a product as 'fruit juice', but companies are now marketing products as 'fruit-based beverages' or 'fruit drink', which fall under a lower regulatory category that requires only 5 to 10 per cent fruit pulp, she said. 'I have urged the ministry to take immediate corrective measures to restore 20 per cent pulp usage and prevent dilution of standards affecting farmer livelihoods,' Kanimozhi said.
