Category: Food safety

Food companies are strengthening supplier audits, testing, traceability and recall systems as FSSAI steps up scrutiny of claims, labelling and safety practices. The regulator has…

View More How FMCG Companies Are Tightening Food-Safety Checks

India’s push for prominent health warnings on packaged foods has become the centre of a growing battle between public-health advocates, regulators and the food industry.…

View More What’s Really in the Pack? India’s Food Labelling Debate Intensifies

KFC has defended the quality and safety of chicken served at its restaurants following a customer complaint and a food-safety inspection at one of its…

View More KFC Defends Food Safety Standards After Mangaluru Outlet Inspection

Karnataka has stepped up its food safety enforcement efforts with expanded inspections across the state and the launch of a QR code-based complaint system that…

View More Karnataka Tightens Food Safety Checks, Opens Direct Complaint Channel

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised Food Business Operators (FBOs) and other applicants to apply for food licences directly through the government’s…

View More Maharashtra FDA Warns Food Businesses Against Unauthorised Licensing Agents

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food-business licences of four Domino’s Pizza outlets operated by Jubilant FoodWorks, citing violations of food…

View More Maharashtra FDA Suspends Four Domino’s Outlets Over Food Safety Violations

India’s food safety regulator has taken decisive action against two companies in separate cases, signaling an intensifying crackdown on quality lapses in the packaged goods…

View More India’s Food Safety Watchdog Tightens Grip on Consumer Health Products Amid Contamination and Compliance Failures

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has conducted inspections of canteens operating within the premises of the Bombay High Court as part of its…

View More Maharashtra FDA Inspects Bombay High Court Canteens Amid Statewide Food Safety Drive

India’s food safety surveillance reached a record scale in FY26, but the proportion of food samples failing regulatory standards remained largely unchanged, highlighting persistent compliance…

View More One in Six Food Samples Failed Safety Tests Again in FY26 Despite Record Inspections

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has amended its licensing and registration regulations to ease compliance requirements for non-manufacturing food businesses, a…

View More FSSAI Eases Compliance Norms for Food Traders, Exempts Retailers from Daily Inventory Records