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FSSAI asks food biz to comply with new packaging norms by July 1
The new regulations prohibit packaging material made of recycled plastics including carry bags for packaging, storing, carrying or dispensing articles of food.
1 min read3 Jan 2019MPs’ panel raps FSSAI over lax enforcement of food safety laws
The panel observed that the quality of food is deteriorating and use of contaminants is increasing
2 min read14 Aug 2018FSSAI wants food companies to set up teams for manage recalls
In a letter to food companies such as ITC, HUL, Dabur and Nestle, FSSAI said the food companies will also need to submit a 'fresh plan on the recall management'
1 min read27 Mar 2018FSSAI plans ‘one nation, one food safety law’
Food safety regulator FSSAI seeks to standardize surveillance, sampling, inspection and testing across states to increase transparency
2 min read2 Nov 2017FSSAI targets supplements, looks to curb doping in sports
Food regulator FSSAI will bring in rules on the presence of doping substances in food and nutritional supplements that are usually sold off the shelf
2 min read15 Sep 2017Use web-based inspection platform, FSSAI tells states
Food safety regulator FSSAI says the platform will ensure that inspections of food businesses are done transparently
2 min read13 Sep 2017FSSAI mulls pictorial warning on liquor bottles
Liquor bottles in the country may soon carry pictorial messages cautioning people against ill effects of alcohol and warning them about drunk driving
1 min read24 Jul 2017India’s food regulator should learn from middle-income countries: Report
India needs to look beyond food regulations in the US and learn from the middle income countries, such as Vietnam, New Zealand, China, and the UK, a report on FSSAI
2 min read24 Jul 2017Packaged food firms will soon have to disclose GM content: FSSAI
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working on the final guidelines on the labelling of GM foods
2 min read20 Jun 2017FSSAI finalizes draft norms for third-party audits at food firms
FSSAI has finalised the draft regulation for a 'systematic and functionally independent examination' aiming to ensure food safety at the point of origin
1 min read11 May 2017Popular Topics
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