Milk has been an important human nutrient source for a thousand years. Milk is a complete balanced food that provides complete nutrition in a balanced proportion and is rich in fats, milk proteins, vitamins and minerals. However, the safety of milk has always been challenged due to illegal use of preservatives and adulterants such […]
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has defined guidelines for  “Best Before” and “Use By Date” label of food products. Also, it has clearly delineated how to label this information on packaged food products under Packaging and Labelling regulations, 2011.
“Best before†is the date on the label that indicates the end of the […]
If you are an individual or an organization importing food products into India then you have to comply with the guidelines issued by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), India’s food regulator has issued certain norms for the import, labelling and packaging of products imported […]
The Food, Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) says “Wrapping food in newspapers is an unhealthy practice and the consumption of such food is injurious to health, even if the food has been cooked hygienically,”.
The food regulator said the chemicals in newspaper ink contain harmful colours, pigments, additives and preservatives. “Besides chemical contaminants, […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will soon make third-party audits mandatory for food companies to ensure food safety, the authority’s chief executive Pawan Kumar Agarwal said.
“We are working on the regulations and final guidelines will be notified soon,†Agarwal said without disclosing further details. He was speaking at a programme […]
India is set to limit caffeine content in energy drinks, a product category that countries like the US do not regulate.
Starting 1 July, companies selling beverages that have caffeine will have to abide by norms defined by the food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), according to a government notification […]
Through a notification dated 1 December 2016 the FSSAI has extended the date related to the declaration of class title, trans fat content and saturated fat content on label of the food products.
The FSSAI had published a notification in the Official Gazette of India in this regard on 25 May 2016. Through a notification […]
The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Thursday operationalised much awaited regulations covering health supplements, nutraceuticals, food for special dietary use and special medical purpose, functional foods and novel foods.
In the Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and […]
INTRODUCTION
People have the right to expect the food they eat to be safe and suitable for consumption. Foodborne illness and foodborne injury are at best unpleasant; at worst, they can be fatal. But there are also other consequences. Outbreaks of foodborne illness can damage trade and tourism, and lead to loss of earnings, […]
C O D E XÂ A L I M E N T A R I U SÂ is about safe, good food for everyone – everywhere.
International food trade has existed for thousands of years but until not too long ago food was mainly produced, sold and consumed locally. Over the last century the amount […]