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 […]
Following a revision of the tax slabs by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council, the 18 per cent tax levied on several packaged food items was reduced to 12 per cent. Finance minister Arun Jaitley said, “Fruit and vegetable products, such as pickles, spreads, ketchup and mustard sauce, and instant food mixes, have […]
Government’s plans for rolling out GST, the new single-tax reform from July 1, seem to have failed to impress the food processing industry with rates prescribed for some categories being as high as 18% and 28%.
Industry plea rejected
Terming the move as ‘bad treatment’ of the food processing industry by the government, insiders point out […]
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has given the green signal for cultivation of GM Mustard in India. It is the environment ministry that has to now give its approval. If approved GM mustard will become the second crop after cotton to be cultivated in India and the first food crop. In December 2015 […]
The ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) is actively considering the creation of an apex body to oversee the food processing and allied sector activities. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, minister of food processing industries, said this while releasing a draft on the new National Food Processing Policy after her recent visit to Japan
She opined that […]
Following the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council’s recent meeting in Srinagar, where the levy on eateries with air-conditioning and a liquor licence was pegged at 18 per cent, the hospitality industry has expressed its disappointment.
The GST levied on-air-conditioned restaurants was pegged at 12 per cent; the GST on hotels charging room rentals between […]
The food and beverage industry has called rates for processed food and beverages fixed by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council detrimental to the growth of the industry and sought a review of the rates.
Industry insiders stated that most of the proposed rates were in contradiction of the rates recommended by the ministry […]
Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) and Hypoallergenic conditions require speciality foods which are not available in India. Hospitals require these foods for the management of infants and children suffering from these medical conditions. A direction for the import of these speciality foods had been given by the FSSAI through a notification dated 2 November […]
The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council has decided the rates for goods at its meeting held in Srinagar recently. While there will be no tax on most edible items, processed foods were largely kept in the 12 per cent category, while some products, including confectionery products and aerated drinks with added sugar were […]