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Conflict of Interest and  Politics of Trade How and Why Indian Poultry Sector is under threat? By: Vijay Sardana Game plan of Foreign Funded NGOs to destabilise Indian Poultry Market to promote Imports from Donor Countries. (Read carefully, your sector may be next in line) India is a huge market. Another example of unfair business practises to make entry into Indian markets after stories like Mustard oil is bad, ghee is bad, spices are bad, coconut oil is pure poison, all generic pesticides are bad, etc. etc. now target is poultry sector. Read it careful, how this game is unfolding. Feel free to share. At the outside let me say that no sensible person will ever oppose the need to have better animal welfare, better and safe food, good climate change and control of disease in human, animals, and plants. At the same time, these are highly technical issues and have a very serious interplay. Indian poultry researchers and scientists have proposed a standard after

Damaging & Sensitive Unanswered Questions on Harmful Fortification to Food Safety Authority Questions which FSSAI Must answer to address the concerns of involvement of Vitamin Cartel in Food Fortification FSSAI issued FAQs to cover-up the nefarious and disastrous acts of Vitamin cartel and pushing the people to adopt unsafe synthetic vitamins in foods. Even today, WHO website says further studies are required to recommend fortification in staples. Many studies have clearly indicated that food fortification needs very close monitoring and must not be uniform for all population. But FSSAI has gone ahead and issued a notification on fortification to serve whose interest? Definitely there is more than what is visible to all. As citizen, member of civil society and based on discussion with food and medical experts,  I have following questions, which should be addressed by FSSAI to clarify the doubts and to understand the reasons behind so much excitement for food fortifi

Animal Welfare Agenda and Indian Poultry Industry By: Vijay Sardana Agri-food Supply Chain and Food Laws Expert The author had privilege to study various animal welfare guidelines  and visit various farms working on animalwelfare guidelines in various parts of the world. It is also fact that domestic animals are adaptable to a variety of conditions. Today’s broiler chicken has been selected to thrive under modern management conditions. Management practices that promote good health and production, prevent disease and minimize stress are consistent with generally accepted criteria of humane treatment. There is growing debate in the society about the Animal welfare issues and role of the poultry industry in ensuring the same. The consumers and society at large have a right to demand humane treatment of animals and to promote the production of quality products. In major poultry producing countries poultry is a well-structured business and managed by large corporate b