Food regulator FSSAI has come out with a draft regulation for organic food products, seeking to ensure that these food items are actually organic.
Organic foods will have to comply with the provisions under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) administered by the government or the Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India) run by […]
The FSSAI had notified standards for caffeinated beverages in December 2016. According to the December notification the transition period of six months, which was to be up to 1 July 2017, had been given to FBOs to comply with the prescribed standards. However, through the direction issued on 15 June 2017 the FSSAI has […]
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 […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will soon initiate a programme for setting up a Food Safety Index in the country. Under the programme, each state would be judged on various parametersvis-Ã -vis the food safety ecosystem, from enforcement to consumer awareness.
The country’s apex food regulator is working on the contours of […]
FSSAI has proposed amendments on 6th july,2017 ,which will be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation 2017 related to omission of labelling requirements for Beverages (Non-Alcoholic Carbonated). The FSSAI has invited suggestions and objections in this regard within a period of 30 days. These amendments will […]
FSSAI has permitted the import of certain special food formulations for personal use on the basis of a signed declaration. The FSSAI has permitted the import of these food articles keeping in mind that a number of patients require these special foods which are prescribed to them by their doctors.
Certain patients face life threatening […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in its recent notice, has issued direction regarding the restriction on use of Heme Iron as a source of Iron (Fe). FSSAI have directed all food safety commissioners of states and union territories to keep strict vigilance and enforce it on the same.
Under the Food […]
Through a notification dated 15 May 2017 the FSSAI has revised the standards for chocolates and has included the standards for two new types of chocolate categories. These amendments will be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2017. However, FBOs are obliged to comply with […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to cover such packaged foods as bread, breakfast cereals and pastas under the ambit of the fortification programme.
The apex food regulator is actively working on the standards for packaged food products, which people eat on a regular basis.
It is expected to come up […]
In order to reduce the unauthorized sale of loose edible oil in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a recent order, directing that edible oil be sold through tamper-proof automated vending machines. The order by the apex regulator deals with the standards of quality and packaged regulations for […]