AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFood Safety & Regulation: India’s FSSAI issued notices to alcoholic beverage makers over alleged unauthorised flavours and potentially misleading age-related claims, including rum, gin, whisky, wine and beer. Food Security & Nutrition: Nepal’s Mid-Day Meal program is credited with boosting school attendance for food-insecure communities, feeding students from early grades through grade five. Climate & Agriculture Risk: S&P Global Ratings warns a weak southwest monsoon could hit India’s rural incomes, lift food inflation, and pressure agro-inputs, tractors and microfinance. Dairy Pricing Power: A South African dairy farmer told the SAHRC that supermarkets control milk prices, arguing farmers are blamed for costs they can’t set. Market Oversight: Bahrain’s Industry and Commerce Ministry shut down a retailer after inspectors found expired goods, price manipulation and unclear pricing. Food Services Growth: India’s food services market is forecast to reach $150B by FY31, with online delivery share rising to 18%. PFAS & Food Webs: A Notre Dame meta-analysis tracks PFAS movement through Great Lakes food webs, showing PFOS declines in lower lakes but persistence in upper lakes.
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