The new regulations on printing ink for food packaging material shall be in place by July 2019. FSSAI, the country’s apex food regulator, is working on the regulations, and it would take another year-and-a-half for the process to be complete. This was stated by Kumar Anil, advisor, standards, FSSAI, at the International Packaging Conclave-PackPlus, […]
FSSAI has issued a notice revising the standards for synthetic syrup and sharbat in a bid to improve the additives regulations. The country’s apex food regulator has sought views and suggestions from the concern stakeholders in this regard.
As per the revised draft, fruit syrups/fruit sharbats have been removed from the definition under the clause […]
FSSAI has issued a draft notice calling for views and suggestions from stakeholders of food service establishments with regard to the display of information on menu labels.
According to the notice, under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, in Regulation 2.4 related to Specific Requirements/ Restrictions, on the manner of labelling, a […]
FSSAI is actively considering reviewing the regulations it has prescribed for the organic food which came into force on July 1, 2018. The reason was said to be farmers’ protests at several places, who are finding it difficult to adhere to the norms.
“However, the country’s apex food regulator opined that the farmers are waking […]
Update on date marking, upgrade on more than 26 pesticides, revision of additives list, and clarity on cadmium in chocolate, marked the Codex Alimentarius Commission’s 41st Session, a joint FAO and WHO food standards programme, that concluded its annual outing at FAO Headquarters, Rome, recently.
The five-day meet was attended by over 650 delegates from […]
FSSAI, the country’s apex food regulator, has further amended the food additive regulation, issuing new standards for chia oil and its fatty acid composition through a draft notification. These regulations will be known as Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2018.
As per the draft notification, in the Food […]
FSSAI is actively considering reviewing the regulations it has prescribed for the organic food which came into force on July 1, 2018. The reason was said to be farmers’ protests at several places, who are finding it difficult to adhere to the norms.
“However, the country’s apex food regulator opined that the farmers are waking […]
FSSAI would examine new ingredients used in food preparations through rigorous scientific measures before giving any approval for their use.
This was stated by Pawan Kumar Agarwal, chief executive officer, FSSAI, at the fifth essay of a public lecture series on food safety assessment – novel ingredients and additives.
It was jointly organised by FSSAI and the […]
FSSAI has issued a draft notice calling for views and suggestions from the World Trade Organization (WTO) – sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SPS) committee members revising the existing standards as well as adding new categories to the food additives list.
“Stakeholders must submit their suggestions within 60 days of the listing,†said a notice uploaded on […]
FSSAI has prescribed the size of the letters on the label of blended vegetable oils under the packaging and labelling regulations. In this regard, the apex food regulator has issued amended draft notification. The said regulations, which may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) First Amendment Regulations, 2018, will come […]