FSSAI has included beans, peas, cauliflower and spinach in its regulations for frozen vegetables. The country’s apex food regulator has issued a draft notice in this regard, and once adopted, food business operators (FBOs) trading in such frozen products will have to comply with the new standards prescribed by it for the same.
According to […]
FSSAI has asked restaurateurs to put up a food safety display board, in the format prescribed by the apex food regulator, prominently in their premises and warned that non-compliant food business operators (FBOs) might lose their licences post-October 15, 2018.
The country’s apex food regulator sent a warning letter to the restaurants not adhering with […]
India, China and Indonesia will be home to three-quarters of the world’s population by 2030. The three countries will be home to half the world’s urban population. And this will have a significant impact on the demand and food production, as urban consumers have more diverse diets and convenience food.
This was stated in a […]
Hundreds of millions of waste produced in India comes from agriculture and agricultural enterprises. According to statistics, 70 per cent of the waste is used in industrial sector and as domestic fuel. The remainder can be converted into bio-components and bio-fuels and can also be used in the generation of energy.
This was stated by […]
Cloves, coriander seeds and instant tea bags are among the list of rejected food import consignments for the month of July.
According to a recently-released report by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), there were around 25 consignments that were rejected as they did not meet the packaging and labelling criteria and were […]
In a bid to support the realisation of the Indian food processing industry’s massive potential for value-addition through government policy and regulatory assistance, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched the Food Innovators Network (FINE) programme recently.
While the country has developed a vibrant entrepreneurial landscape and steadfastly strengthened its position as […]
FSSAI has put out a notice containing the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) study on the tolerable upper limits (TULs) of the nutrients applicable for products under the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011, on health supplements, nutraceuticals, foods for special dietary use and special medical purpose, functional and novel foods.
In a statement, […]
The global market for cold chain for the food industry is gaining traction owing to the rise in import and export activities, the increase in the number of initiatives being taken by the government and the growing need for cold storage and transport facilities. These were the findings of a recent report by Transparency […]
The Government of India has issued a draft on the e-commerce policy that aims to create a single legislation to address all aspects of e-commerce and a single regulator to consider issues like foreign direct investment (FDI) implementation in e-commerce.
However, stakeholders expressed concern and seek clarification from the government. Retailers’ associations stated that the […]
FSSAI, which was under pressure from several quarters for its alleged failure to restrict the import of food with genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), has initiated the work on framing regulations for genetically-modified (GM) food.
In a statement, the country’s apex food regulator, said that the intended regulations would essentially lay down the procedures for the safety […]