The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India have notified the following regulatory update:
Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) (Amendment) Regulation, 2016 regarding standards of Melamine in Milk and Milk Products. Â Click to download
What is Gluten?
Gluten is the protein that occurs naturally in wheat, rye, barley, and crossbreeds of these grains. Foods that typically contain gluten include breads, cakes, cereals, pastas, and many other foods. Gluten is the substance that gives breads and other grain products their shape, strength, and texture. But for the estimated 3 […]
FSSAI has further extended the time period granted to the Food Business Operators for complying with the provisions of the said notification no. P 15014/1/ 2011-PFA/FSSAI dated 27.06.2013 published in the Gazette of India amending the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulations, 2011 regarding the declaration of trans fat and saturated fat on the label and the […]
FSSAI is preparing new rules for product approvals after an earlier advisory, which put it at loggerheads with the food processing industry.
India’s food regulator may do away with product approvals if the ingredients used have already been cleared or are deemed safe, bringing relief to the food processing industry by introducing a globally accepted […]
India’s food regulator is proposing tougher regulations for food importers, as it seeks to address concerns about the entry of sub-standard food products into the country. The FSSAI is planning to clamp down on import of food products through its latest draft regulations. The draft norms require importers to indemnify consumers through third-party insurance cover for […]
Question 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What is product approval?
Answer:              Product approval is the process by which a product gets approved by FSSAI in which the ingredient and  additives are not as per prescribed standards in the act & regulations.
Question 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Does every product with minor changes in composition or ingredients or additives require product approval?
Answer               Yes every […]
Notice calling for claims, suggestions, views, comments etc from WTO-SPS Committee Members within a period of 60 days on the draft amendment related to maximum limit of Iron fillings in Tea. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.10 relating to ‘Beverages, (other than […]