INDIA AUTHORITY

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE Indian cabinet is discussing a new national policy for food processing, which would pave the way for a Processed Food Development Authority. New Delhi is considering the rationalisation of Indian food legislation, currently divided into a plethora of laws, including those relating to the environment, marketing, grading and control. The authority would lay down international quality standards.



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