Desserts

The Chinese penchant for chocolate is growing. Pic: ©GettyImages/PrasertSripodok

Chocolate’s use in bakery is a booming business in China

By Gill Hyslop

Once perceived as an exotic delicacy – bought only as a luxury gift or an extravagant treat – the Chinese consumers’ taste for chocolate is growing and the ingredient is quickly cementing a niche for itself in bakery.

FSSAI CEO Agarwal said they are still open to making changes to the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018 but it will be finalised in two to three months. ©Getty Images

India’s FSSAI to finalise on-pack traffic-light labelling regulations

By Lester Wan

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to finalise its food labelling and display regulations for packaged food products — including proposed traffic light labelling for high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) foods — within the next two...