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Packaged food firms will soon have to disclose GM content: FSSAI

By |June 21st, 2017|News Flash, Regulatory Updates|Comments Off on Packaged food firms will soon have to disclose GM content: FSSAI

Soon, packaged food companies will have to disclose details of genetically modified (GM) ingredients used in processed food on the labels. The country’s food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), is working on the final guidelines on the labelling of GM foods, its chief executive officer Pawan Kumar Agarwal said.

“Genetically modified […]

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Fortification of Edible Oil with Vitamin A & D by FSSAI

By |April 5th, 2017|Regulatory Updates|Comments Off on Fortification of Edible Oil with Vitamin A & D by FSSAI

All major edible oil manufacturers and processors have agreed to fortify cooking oil with Vitamin A & D within the next three months, the food regulator FSSAI said today.

Fortification means deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in food to improve its quality.

This decision is the outcome of a meeting convened by the […]

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