An expert group formed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prepared a report on junk food and suggested a ban on the advertisement of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) and levying an additional tax on processed foods and sweetened beverages.
The experts particularly recommended a blanket ban […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft regulations for third-party auditing of food business operators (FBOs) in India, aiming at a systematic and functionally-independent examination of food safety measures adopted by manufacturing units and claims made thereof.
Divided into six chapters and three schedules, the regulations describe in detail the […]
The FSSAI constituted an Expert Group of 11 members from the field of medicine, nutrition and dietetics to holistically address the issue of intake of High Fats, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) in some foods especially as these give rise to lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. After reviewing Indian studies, government reports […]
After taking the Indian market by storm, Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd plans to expand its footprint beyond the Indian shores in the near future. This was stated by Acharya Balkrishna, the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer at Made in India – Food Buyer Seller Meet, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) piloted high-level discussions between national and international experts on an innovative framework to create food smart cities in India. Building on the ministry of urban development’s (MoUD) Smart City Mission, food smart cities would include end-to-end solutions for food systems in urban India.
In the multi-stakeholder […]
The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a new set of additives, expanding its previous list. The draft includes additional additives like beverage whiteners, spreads, sweeteners, herbs, spice extracts, etc.
The apex food regulator has come up with a draft notification on additional additives to be included in the prevailing list of […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 relating to Foods for Infant Nutrition and Bakery Products.
These draft regulations will be finalized as soon as the suggestions and objections (if any) from all the stakeholders are […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently brought out a manual entitled “Detect Adulteration with Rapid Test (DART)â€. This manual focuses on some common quick tests for detection of food adulterants at the household level. The purpose of the manual is to present common methods that are available for the […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 relating to Special Dietary Food. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â […]
State food safety departments in many parts of India have found brands of major companies failing quality tests. Vegetable oils like Saffola Gold and Fortune and packaged drinking water were among the products tested for quality by the regulators over the past year-and-a-half. Interestingly, the regulators have also found cases of counterfeit products among […]