India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has clarified that eggs are safe for human consumption and dismissed reports linking…
View More FSSAI Reassures Consumers: Eggs Safe to Eat, No Scientific Link to Cancer
New Delhi: Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday urged state governments to create additional foodgrain storage facilities in view of the sharp increase in…
View More Rising Wheat, Paddy Stocks Prompt Centre to Urge States to Expand Storage Capacity
Even as India’s long-delayed front-of-pack nutrition labelling framework remains stuck in regulatory limbo, Hyderabad-based product intelligence startup Natfirst is emerging as a parallel force in…
View More As FSSAI’s Front-of-Pack Labels Stall, Natfirst’s TruthIn App Gains Government Recognition
The Government has clarified that azodicarbonamide (ADA), a chemical used in several countries as a flour bleaching and dough-strengthening agent, is not approved for use…
View More Azodicarbonamide not approved by FSSAI as food additive: Govt
In a major enforcement drive against misleading food labels, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed all states and Union Territories…
View More FSSAI Orders Crackdown on Misleading ‘ORS’ Drinks; States Told to Clear Retail and Online Shelves Immediately
In a decisive move to strengthen oversight of the country’s food safety testing framework, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended…
View More FSSAI Suspends Recognition of Four Food Testing Laboratories for Six Months Over Compliance Failures
In a major regulatory move aimed at protecting consumers, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prohibited the use of the term…
View More FSSAI Bans Use of ‘ORS’ on Food and Beverage Labels to Curb Misleading Claims
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated a major review of its regulatory framework governing organic food products, forming a special…
View More FSSAI Sets Up Expert Panel to Overhaul Organic Food Rules, Boost Global Credibility
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)…
View More FSSAI, Australia’s DAFF Ink MoU to Boost Bilateral Food Safety Cooperation
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has constituted a committee to revamp the country’s organic food regulations, aiming to align them with…
View More FSSAI Forms Panel to Overhaul India’s Organic Food Regulations