Regulatory Updates

Several food products are required to be sold under mandatory certification of AGMARK as per the relevant provisions in Regulations notified under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This Authority is in the process of reviewing these provisions for taking a view whether such provisions are serving any benefit to the Industry and Consumer […]

The Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations,  2016 have been made operational with effect from 16.10.2016. Theseregulationsincludes the Standards for Wheat flour, Rice, Edible oil, Milk and Salt that may be fortified wlth Micronu trients like Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Zinc, Thiamine, Riboflavin, NIacin and Pyridoxine.  In […]

 Inborn Error of metabolism (IEM) and Hypoallergenic conditions are special medical conditions which require specialty foods. Such speciality food are not readily available in country. The hospital need these speciality foods for management of Infants and children suffering from such condition.

These speciality foods are globally available. However, in the absence of standards for such […]

FSSAI has operationalised from August 2nd, 2017, the amended regulations regarding revised standards for milk and milk products and certain restrictions on sale of  cream.  The notice and the revised standards can be accessed here.