FSSAI REGULATIONS
FSSAI introduces bigger font & bold letters for nutrition labels of sugar, salt, & saturated fat The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved a new proposal requiring packaged food items to display nutritional information such as total sugar, salt, and saturated fat in bold letters and larger font sizes on their labels....
06 Jul, 2024, 07.15 PM IST‘Organic’ and ‘natural’? India’s $32 billion packaged food and beverage industry struggles with disclosures The packaged food industry should be more upfront about the ingredients they use to make products. It is a question of public health, say experts.
06 Jul, 2024, 10.03 AM ISTFood watchdog wants quick commerce companies to speed with caution FSSAI officials have ramped up surprise audits at dark stores and D2C brands.
03 Jul, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
Q-comm audits; modest Q1 for IT firms Happy Wednesday! Due to recent hygiene lapses by quick commerce, the government has intensified surprise inspections of their warehouses. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
03 Jul, 2024, 07.24 AM ISTFSSAI ready to shake up protein powder space The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to release tighter regulations on protein supplements, after it conducted a study which revealed that dozens of protein powders and supplements were being sold at store shelves, gymnasi...
29 Jun, 2024, 05.30 AM ISTBad taste for ‘aam aadmi’: How adulterated mangoes pose fresh headache for regulators, consumers The use of banned chemicals to ripen fruits is prevalent despite penalties and laws. The ball is in the food safety regulator’s court.
09 Jun, 2024, 10.24 AM ISTFood companies can't claim '100% fruit juice': FSSAI The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated that all food companies immediately stop labeling and advertising reconstituted fruit juices as ‘100% fruit juice’. FSSAI noted that many food businesses have falsely marketed rec...
03 Jun, 2024, 09.27 PM ISTFSSAI says no permission given for sale of mother's milk; warns of action against violators In the advisory issued to food safety commissioners of States and Union Territories (UTs), the watchdog has also advised that all such activities related to the commercialisation of human milk and its products should be immediately stopped.
27 May, 2024, 07.25 PM ISTLabel padhega India: A key step to build consumer awareness Product labelling in India faces several issues - ranging from non-compliance with the regulations, language barriers, misinformation and misleading claims, inconsistent labelling standards, illegible labels, lack of transparency, inadequate enforce...
24 May, 2024, 08.26 AM ISTParatha made with diesel? All you need to know about this viral video Diesel Paratha Viral Video (Google Trend): This bizarre cooking method has drawn widespread criticism. Social media users have expressed disgust and concern, tagging India's food safety regulator, the FSSAI, urging them to take action. While the vid...
15 May, 2024, 12.05 PM ISTTea Association of India flags a strange phenomenon Tea Association of India (TAI) stated that the strange phenomenon of drop in crop production with no concomitant rise in prices is in stark contrast to the 2020 scenario when drop in production due to covid closure caused a sharp rise in realization...
13 May, 2024, 08.01 PM ISTLabel claims on packaged food could be incorrect & incomplete: ICMR The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has cautioned that food labels on packaged items can often mislead consumers, urging them to carefully read information to make informed choices, as stated in the recently issued dietary guidelines. The ...
12 May, 2024, 03.45 PM ISTWhy contaminated foods can easily enter your kitchen Though India has a food regulator, the actions regulators abroad take on exported foods seem to get wider attention. There is a danger of trust deficit that needs urgent attention through better testing, penalties, and transparency.
11 May, 2024, 09.53 AM ISTFSSAI allows 10 times more pesticide residue in herbs, spices India dilutes pesticide norms for herbs and spices, raising MRL to 0.1mg/kg. Activists fear harm to exports. Concerns include health risks, cumulative pesticide effects, and harm from unknown pesticides on imports.
04 May, 2024, 12.42 AM ISTAll our spices comply with the regulations set up by FSSAI for Indian markets, says Dabur Dabur India assured that all its spices meet the regulations set by the FSSAI for the Indian market and by the Spice Board of India for overseas markets. CEO Mohit Malhotra stated that export consignments undergo testing by the Spice Board before sh...
02 May, 2024, 10.34 PM ISTMDH Everest saga: FSSAI widens spices crackdown with nationwide checks on all manufacturers India's food safety regulator announced nationwide inspections and testing of spice mix producers following global scrutiny over contamination concerns with popular brands MDH and Everest. Hong Kong and Singapore suspended sales due to ethylene oxid...
02 May, 2024, 12.39 PM ISTMore guts for our food regulators Between Nestle's 'added sugar in infant foods' for Indian markets controversy, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) stopping malted beverages and mixes from being sold as 'health' drinks, and now l'affaire ethylene oxide, food safety...
30 Apr, 2024, 11.23 PM ISTFSSAI in process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle's Cerelac baby cereals: CEO FSSAI collecting Nestle's Cerelac samples nationally due to sugar concerns. Nestle reduces sugar by 30%. CEO highlights food fortification importance. Event features LT Foods CEO Vivek Chandra.
25 Apr, 2024, 12.41 PM ISTMDH, Everest row: Indian regulator turns on the heat, to check quality of masalas sold in India FSSAI, India's food safety regulator, has initiated sampling of powdered spices, including popular brands MDH and Everest, nationwide following quality concerns raised by Singapore and Hong Kong. The Spices Board of India is investigating the ban im...
23 Apr, 2024, 10.05 AM ISTWhat's bad for them is also bad for us This, despite advice from WHO - and an advisory on its own website - against the introduction of added sugars to diets before the age of 2, not to mention a 2022 call for a ban on added sugars and sweeteners in baby food products. Nestle is not alon...
19 Apr, 2024, 12.00 AM IST