The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working on new norms for organic food. In the interim, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) will certify foods meant for export.
Exporters require APEDA’s approval, but in the absence of norms from the apex food regulator, APEDA’s certificate would help […]
With many brands using the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) logo to sell their products, notably Patanjali and Dabur, the apex regulator has issued a clarification that its logo can’t be used to sell any product, and that it is not a means for rival companies to denounce their competitors’ products.
The apex […]
Who is an Authorised Officer?Â
FAQs of Food Import Clearance Process for importers Authorised Officer (AO) is appointed by CEO, FSSAI for the purpose of performing all the functions required for Food Import Clearance under section 25 of the Act.Â
What are the pre-requisites for importing food into India?
Import-Export Code from DGFT and Import License […]
Through an order issued on 2 February 2017 the FSSAI has drafted guidelines that will help e-commerce FBOs regulate their food businesses. All online e-commerce activities will be carried out under these draft guidelines and FBOs running e-commerce businesses online will have to comply with. The FSSAI has given definitions the business models that […]
The FSSAI has published a draft for the revision of standards for Cane Jaggery or Cane Gur & Sodium Saccharin (food grade) and standards for Calcium Saccharin (food grade) which it has uploaded on 10 January 2017. Â The FSSAI has asked stakeholders for their suggestions, views and comments within a period of 30 days. […]
As an organization working to benefit the consumer packaged foods industry to help them meet the FSSAI standards, ManageArtworks has collated the following information from FSSAI sources and consolidated it and presented the information in a way that will benefit all manufacturers in the food and beverage industry in India.
The Food Safety and Standards […]
FSSAI has released a Gazette notification for food recall procedure. The notification is applicable to the entire food chain which includes the manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, import and export of food. To ensure the food recall, the notification laid emphasis on traceability to follow the movement of a food article through specified stages of […]
FSSAI issued a Code of Practice for the reduction of contamination of food with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from smoking and direct drying processes.
According to the advisory issued by the apex food regulator, the commissioners were advised to sensitize the stakeholders about minimizing the contamination taking place during such an act.
The advisory stated that […]
The FSSAI has drafted standards for Complementary Foods for Older Infants and Young Children and release it on 17th Jan, 2017. This time FSSAI also seeks public views and suggestion which should reach the FSSAI office within 60 days. FSSAI has proposed changes in the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) […]
NITI Aayog’s appraisal document for the 12th Five-year Plan has strongly pitched for clear tax policies and vision vis-à -vis the manufacturing sector and has proposed to reduce the duration of the Five-year Plan to a three-year action plan. The document has also identified food processing as a major sector for propelling growth.
It called for […]