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India actively supports global food standards at the Codex Alimentarius Commission session in Rome, emphasizing quality in spices, vegetable oils, and water reuse. The country's commitment to food safety, recycled materials, and addressing global ch...

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.

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.

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...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is investigating and will take action against several branded spice makers, including MDH and Everest, after health officials in Rajasthan found pesticides and insecticides beyond permissible ...

ABLTMA to accept green tea leaves from small growers after assurances on banned chemicals and FSSAI compliance, as stated by Chand Kumar Gohain and Diganta Hazarika.

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...

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...

FSSAI confirms no ethylene oxide in MDH and Everest spices after testing; orders nationwide inspections. Spices Board mandates EtO testing for exports to Singapore and Hong Kong.

Sethi called for FSSAI's chief executive officer (CEO) to engage with the industry, exchange ideas and foster collaboration to support startups and product innovation against bigger players. He proposed setting up "Plant Protein Clusters" across sta...

FSSAI has urged the Food Safety Departments of States and Union Territories to be vigilant and take stringent action against those violating these regulations. The authority emphasised that using calcium carbide, a hazardous chemical, poses signific...

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has overturned a 2016 ruling by the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal in Maharashtra's Buldhana, which penalized Tata Chemicals Limited and others for allegedly producing and selling substandard iodized salt. J...

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 ...

The Spices Board has released comprehensive guidelines for exporters to prevent ethylene oxide contamination in Indian spice products, following quality concerns from certain countries. The guidelines include avoiding the use of ethylene oxide, test...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has clarified that it allows 10 times more pesticide residue levels in herbs and spices, stating that it has one of the most stringent standards of Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) of pesticides. ...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to conduct surveillance on various food items like fortified rice, dairy products, and spices sold in the domestic market. This comes after a probe into alleged violation of norms in bra...

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...

Nestle India Chairman & Managing Director, Suresh Narayanan, refuted allegations of racial stereotyping in the company's infant food formulation, asserting it's done globally. He stated the sugar content in Cerelac is within FSSAI limits and necessa...

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.