The country’s grape growers are expecting  a good export season this year. According to an estimate, India is likely to export 2 lakh tonne grapes if the weather holds up in the main growing regions. The country had exported 1.12 lakh tonne grapes in the last season and a record 1.92 lakh tonne in 2013-14.
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These Principles apply to the establishment of Codex Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) for the general population identified as individuals older than 36 months. These values may be used for helping consumers 1) estimate the relative contribution of individual products to overall healthful dietary intake, and 2) as one way to compare the nutrient content […]
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 […]
Nestle India has made subtle changes to the packaging of its Maggi noodles, with some experts construing these as the foods company playing safe after a ban that was eventually overturned but only after hectic rescue efforts and damage to the firm’s image and earnings.
The pack no longer says: “Maggi masala noodles is a […]
After state food authority gave clearance to Maggi noodles in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, Ramdev’s Patanjali noodles has come under the scanner of the authorities due to controversies over an insect allegedly being found in the sealed packet of the noodles. As per Haridwar food commissioner’s office, samples of Patanjali noodles will be sent 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 […]
A leading Indian daily reports that India’s apex consumer tribunal has accepted the government’s plea for testing the Maggi Noodles samples kept by Nestlé India Ltd at the food regulator’s storage in Lucknow around the time the product was banned from the market in June.
The government’s request to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) […]
One out of every five samples of food items tested by public food safety labs in the country has been found “adulterated and misbranded”, with maximum in Uttar Pradesh followed by Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.
Over Rs. 10.93 crore penalty has been imposed in 2,795 cases, while culprits have been convicted in 1,402 cases so […]
The government is taking steps to ease product approval system of food regulator FSSAI and working on a new mechanism where manufacturers may not need approval for their products if ingredients are cleared.
Addressing a FICCI conference, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said this sector is facing several challenges like “inconsistent and restrictive […]
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 […]