The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has, for the first time, come out with comprehensive standards for the identification of basmati rice…
View More FSSAI issues comprehensive standards for identification of basmati riceCategory: Food safety
According to a survey, nearly 15% of food samples are unsafe for consumption
In the FSSAI’s survey between 2021 and 2022, substandard dietary supplements gained popularity among fitness enthusiasts. In a bid to curb the sale and distribution…
View More According to a survey, nearly 15% of food samples are unsafe for consumptionG. Kamala Vardhana Rao is the new CEO of FSSAI
G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, an IAS officer, took charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).…
View More G. Kamala Vardhana Rao is the new CEO of FSSAIImported food labels can only have non-compliant labels corrected: FSSAI
The Food Authority has agreed to enable food importers to change the labels on imported food consignments, but only for “non-compliant” labels, and only at…
View More Imported food labels can only have non-compliant labels corrected: FSSAIFSSAI approves yak as a “food animal”
In a move to help check the decline in the population of the high-altitude bovine animal, the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI)…
View More FSSAI approves yak as a “food animal”FSSAI suggests regulations for genetically modified food
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has now drafted regulations for genetically modified food, proposing mandatory prior approval from the regulator to…
View More FSSAI suggests regulations for genetically modified foodFSSAI faces strong opposition from the snack industry
Front-of-pack labels can destroy the ethnic foods industry: FSNM The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is now facing strong opposition from the…
View More FSSAI faces strong opposition from the snack industryFSSAI publishes guidelines for bread labelling and a statement about pan masala
The Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022, have been made public by the FSSAI. On May 1, 2023, these laws will…
View More FSSAI publishes guidelines for bread labelling and a statement about pan masalaFSSAI wants to keep a watchful eye out for the sale of human milk as baby food
The FSSAI has written to all licencing authorities, including Commissioners and Regional Directors, requesting that they keep a close eye out for any instances of…
View More FSSAI wants to keep a watchful eye out for the sale of human milk as baby foodForeign food manufacturers need FSSAI registration for exporting milk and meat products From Feb 1
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India – FSSAI – has made it mandatory for foreign food manufacturing facilities to register with it for…
View More Foreign food manufacturers need FSSAI registration for exporting milk and meat products From Feb 1