An expert group formed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prepared a report on junk food and suggested a ban on the advertisement of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) and levying an additional tax on processed foods and sweetened beverages.
The experts particularly recommended a blanket ban […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) piloted high-level discussions between national and international experts on an innovative framework to create food smart cities in India. Building on the ministry of urban development’s (MoUD) Smart City Mission, food smart cities would include end-to-end solutions for food systems in urban India.
In the multi-stakeholder […]
The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a new set of additives, expanding its previous list. The draft includes additional additives like beverage whiteners, spreads, sweeteners, herbs, spice extracts, etc.
The apex food regulator has come up with a draft notification on additional additives to be included in the prevailing list of […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 relating to Foods for Infant Nutrition and Bakery Products.
These draft regulations will be finalized as soon as the suggestions and objections (if any) from all the stakeholders are […]
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 […]
The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the country’s apex food regulator, has issued a draft to regulate standards for organic foods and asked the stakeholders to submit their objections and suggestions within 30 days.
The regulations, called Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) Regulations, 2017, restricts food business operators (FBOs) from manufacturing, packing, […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is looking to partner global and domestic companies to raise the levels of food safety and hygiene in the country. The regulator is also looking to engage with food companies on various other aspects such as compliance and developing robust consumer grievances processes.Â
FSSAI CEO Pawan […]
According to food regulations, labels on food products are mandatory and no food product can be sold without proper labelling as specified in the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011. Labels on food products are important for two major reasons:
For the consumer they are important because the label information is […]
All major players in the edible oil manufacturing and processing sector have decided to fortify all their variants with Vitamins A and D within the next three months. The decision was the outcome of a meeting convened by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in New Delhi recently.
Over 130 persons, representing […]
Through an official order issued on 15 March 2017 the FSSAI has stated that all food business operators engaged in extracting ground water will henceforth need to obtain an NOC form the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA). This has been mandated by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation after the […]