Category: Food safety

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to issue guidelines on ready-to-eat food sold in plastic wrap. These guidelines aim to ensure…

View More FSSAI to bring stricter norms for ready-to-eat food sold in plastic wrap

CSIR-CFTRI, the Central Food Technological Research Institute in Mysuru, India, has been actively working towards ensuring total food safety. They have demonstrated the detection of…

View More CSIR-CFTRI works towards food safety; demonstrates detection of adulterants in edible oils, spice products, sweets, milk, honey

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a direction regarding the re-operationalization of the FSS (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special…

View More FSSAI to re-start the Nutra Regulations, 2022

The ICAR-CIFT (Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology) located in Kochi will be hosting a national technology workshop titled ‘Indian Perspective…

View More ICAR-CIFT to host a workshop that focuses on the Indian perspective on food safety

Merck Life Science’s BioMonitoring business has launched its Food and Beverage (F&B) segment, aiming to inform and educate the industry and microbiologists about the latest…

View More Merck Life Science enters the F&B Business

The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India found 32 new cases where food business operators (FBOs) have been prima facie found in violation of…

View More FSSAI clips 32 new cases of misleading ads and claims by food biz operators

Researchers at Tufts University in the US have been able to bulk-produce fat tissue that has a comparable texture and make-up to fat tissue naturally…

View More Scientists grow animal fat from cells to provide alternative meats enhanced texture & flavour

The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has revised its order and allowed the use of regional names on printed labels of curd packets…

View More FSSAI gives consent to labelling curd with regional names amid political controversy

The Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has urged the food commissioners of all states and UTs to carry out a special drive to…

View More FSSAI directs to check for quality & safety of nutraceuticals and health supplements

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified traders, fruit handlers, and food business operators (FBOs) not to use prohibited calcium carbide for…

View More FSSAI prohibits traders, FBOs to use banned calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits