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FSSAI – Notice Calling for suggestions, views, comments etc from WTO- SPS Committee members within a period of 60 days on the draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016.

By |October 12th, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI – Notice Calling for suggestions, views, comments etc from WTO- SPS Committee members within a period of 60 days on the draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016.

File No. 11/03/Reg/Fortification/2014.-
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL
1. Short Title and commencement. – (1) these regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016.
CHAPTER 2: STANDARDS ON FORTIFICATION
3. General principles.-
(1) Essential nutrients may be appropriately added to foods for the purpose of contributing to any of the following:
(a) Preventing or reducing the […]

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FSSAI – Notice Calling for suggestions, views, comments etc from stakeholders within a period of 60 days on the draft Food Safety and Standards (Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients) Regulations, 2016.

By |October 12th, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI – Notice Calling for suggestions, views, comments etc from stakeholders within a period of 60 days on the draft Food Safety and Standards (Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients) Regulations, 2016.

Short title and commencement: –
1.1 These Regulations may be called the “Food Safety and Standards (Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients) Regulations, 2016”
1.2 They shall come into force with effect from the date of their final publication in official gazette.
2. Definitions: – Unless the context otherwise requires, —
2.1 “Act” means the Food Safety […]

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FSSAI- Twentieth Session of FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ASIA (CCASIA20)

By |September 11th, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI- Twentieth Session of FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ASIA (CCASIA20)

The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations, established by FAO and WHO in 1963. It develops harmonised international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade. The Commission also promotes coordination of all food […]

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FSSAI :Press Note dated 20th June 2016 regarding operationalization of standards of Food Additives. (Uploaded on: 20.06.2016)

By |June 26th, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI :Press Note dated 20th June 2016 regarding operationalization of standards of Food Additives. (Uploaded on: 20.06.2016)

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has today operationalised the final list of 11,000 food additives provisions that can be used by food businesses in various food categories. This culminates an important process in developing food standards for food additives that began about three years ago.
In February, 2013, an exercise was taken […]

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FSSAI Notice calling for claims, suggestions, views, comments etc from WTO-SPS Committee Members within a period of 60 days on the draft notification related to Carbonated Fruit Beverages or Fruit Drinks.

By |June 26th, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on FSSAI Notice calling for claims, suggestions, views, comments etc from WTO-SPS Committee Members within a period of 60 days on the draft notification related to Carbonated Fruit Beverages or Fruit Drinks.

F.No. Stds/SP(Water & Beverages)/Notif (2)/FSSAI-2016.- In the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.3, in sub-regulation 2.3.30, relating to Carbonated Fruit Beverages or Fruit Drinks, after clause 3, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “3A.
In case the quantity of fruit juice is below 10.0 per […]

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Draft Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulation 2016 regarding “Revision of the Standards of list of Histamine Forming Fish species and limits of Histamine level for Fish and Fishery products”. (Uploaded on: 23.06.2016)

By |June 26th, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on Draft Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulation 2016 regarding “Revision of the Standards of list of Histamine Forming Fish species and limits of Histamine level for Fish and Fishery products”. (Uploaded on: 23.06.2016)

These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2016. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the official Gazette. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.5, relating to “Other Contaminants”, […]

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Start up India

By |May 31st, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on Start up India

Action Plan
Startup India :The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi had this year in his Independence Day speech announced the “Start-up India” initiative. This initiative aims at fostering entrepreneurship and promoting innovation by creating an ecosystem that is conducive for growth of Start-ups. The objective is that India must become a nation of […]

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Bottled water not safe, study finds bacteria, chemicals

By |May 5th, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on Bottled water not safe, study finds bacteria, chemicals

Contaminated water poses a massive health risk to India, as millions suffer from diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery, typhoid, jaundice and gastroenteritis every year.
The next time you pick up a bottle of water from a roadside shop to beat the punishing summer heat, better be safe than sorry, say authorities. India’s food safety regulator […]

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FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia (CCASIA)

By |April 24th, 2016|News Flash|Comments Off on FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia (CCASIA)

CASIA is one of the Regional Coordinating Committees established by Codex Alimentarius Commission, which has 23 Asian Member countries as of 2014. The main objective of CCASIA is to promote mutual communication among the Asian members as well as to develop regional standards for certain food products. Since its beginnings in 1978, CCASIA has […]

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AES gets approval from Indonesia Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) for exports to Indonesia

By |March 28th, 2016|Accreditation, Laboratory News, News Flash|Comments Off on AES gets approval from Indonesia Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) for exports to Indonesia

We are delighted to inform you that our laboratory has been approved by Indonesia Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) for testing food exports to Indonesia. This approval will allow us to conduct testing on consignments of fresh foods of plant origin (FFPO) meant for exports to Indonesia.  Some of these products include fruits & vegetables like dried chilies, […]

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