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The regulatory body, which has made testing mandatory for food products such as pre mixes, fortified rice and rice kernels, will also be checking for mineral fortificants in them. Warning laboratories with stringent action if they failed to comply, the official statement issued by the authority stated. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India …

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College students have a major grouse against the food served in the mess and canteen. To address this problem and promote healthy eating practices on the campuses, the University Grants Commission (UGC) recently directed the HEIs to follow the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directives under its ‘Eat Right Campus’ initiative to …

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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is poised to implement more stringent regulations on protein supplements following an extensive study that highlighted an influx of products sitting in retail stores, gymnasiums, and e-commerce platforms, many of which featured dubious health claims and inaccurate nutritional information. The protein supplement market in India is …

The protein supplement market is under FSSAI radar; experts welcome the intervention Read More »

FSSAI notice states, “In the interest of food safety and to prevent potential hazards from metal contact with food, it has come to our attention that many food business operators (FBOs) involved in the manufacturing, re-labelling, repackaging, trading or any other food handling activities (specifically edible oil) continue to use old tin containers for packaging …

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At Hari Heaven Luxury Men’s Hostel, various expired masalas were found and ants were observed in a water dispenser. HYDERABAD: The Food Safety team from the Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana inspected six hostels in the Ayyappa Society, Madhapur, on Wednesday. All six hostels were found to be operating without Food Safety and Standards Authority …

Food safety team find six hostels without FSSAI licenses in Hyderabad Read More »

Concerned over lapses with respect to food quality and safety standards for the meals served during flights, the food safety regulator — Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is understood to have taken the matter with airlines yet again. Sources have told CNBC-TV18, that “unhappy with increasing number of incidents of poor-quality food and …

FSSAI writes to airlines operated by Indian companies to improve food quality; issues notice to TajSATS of Air India Read More »

The health ministry has proposed several amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act of 2006. The ministry had sought public comments on the draft amendments in September 2020. New Delhi: The government will soon introduce in Parliament an amendment bill that aims to revamp the functioning and jurisdiction of Food Safety and Standards Authority …

Centre To Soon Amend Bill In Parliament To Revamp Food Safety Authority Read More »

The meeting was focused on sensitising the ecosystem regarding the perishable high risk edibles to ensure safe food throughout the touch points including manufacturing, storage, distribution and point of sale to the consumer.  In view of the upcoming festive season, FSSAI convened a meeting with Indian Sweets manufacturers on September 25 to emphasise on the …

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Five outlets were fined ₹ 1,000 each for lack of hygiene and one outlet was fined ₹ 2,000 for use of banned preservative. The Food Safety Department on Tuesday carried out raids on shawarma outlets in Tiruppur district and confiscated 16 kg of contaminated chicken and 3.5 kg of rotten fish from some of the …

Food Safety Department cracks down on shawarma outlets in Tiruppur, seizes 16 kg contaminated chicken  Read More »

The exercise will continue till October, and the regulator is expected to submit its report to the health ministry by December, FSSAI Advisor (Quality Assurance) Satyen K Panda said The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has started a nationwide surveillance study on milk and milk products this month, in a bid to …

FSSAI begins milk, milk products’ survey in 766 districts, report by Dec Read More »