Food irradiation has been a subject of intense investigation for almost half a century and extension of shelf life of foods by gamma radiation is legally permitted in more than 40 countries covering a number of foods such as onion, potato, wheat, spices, flours, meat, poultry, fish, pulses, rice, semolina, fruits, vegetables and dry […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in its recently-issued Gazette notification, has prescribed the revised microbiological requirements for fish and fishery products.
These regulations have prescribed the maximum permissible limits of hygiene and safety indicator organisms with varieties of fishery products.
Besides these, the notification has also laid down the sampling plan and […]
The International Food & Hospitality Fair, New Delhi, India is in its 32nd year. Organised by India Trade Promotion Organisation (the premier trade promotion body of the Government of India), AAHAR is one of Asia’s best known brands in Food & Hospitality shows. The show has grown by leaps & bounds in recent years […]
In a move that is expected to open up innovation in the food processing sector and allow the companies to expand their portfolios, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a draft notification for non-specified food and food ingredients for pre-market approval.
Called Pre-market Approval for Non-Standardised Food Regulations 2017, these draft […]
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 […]
Wheat rust, a family of fungal diseases that can cause crop losses of up to 100 per cent in untreated susceptible wheats, is making further advances in Europe, Africa and Asia, according to two new studies produced by scientists in collaboration with FAO.
The reports, highlighted in the journal Nature, following their publication by Aarhus University […]
According to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, “Principal Display Panel means that part of the container/package which is intended or likely to be displayed or presented or shown or examined by the customer under normal and customary conditions of display, sale or purchase of the commodity contained therein.â€
In simple […]
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 […]