The FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) is planning essential fortification of edible or cooking oil with vitamins A and D to enhance the country's population's immu

The FSSAI issued a notification that a “best before date” label will become mandatory for all loose sweet packets and non-packaged sweets from October 1, 2020. 

The FSSAI released a notification dated September 23, 2020, concerning the operationalization of Draft (FSS) Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Amendmen

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed that the salad induced Cyclospora infections in various states has finally ended. The infection outbreak was caused by Fr

The Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) has released a warning for Australian citizens about the health hazards of food sold on various social media platforms like Facebook and We

DIC India launched DIC Konnect, a unique digital program, to create awareness regarding the ban on toluene-based inks food packaging. Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) b

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) releases gazette notification for regulations on crop and metal contaminants' limits in food items.

This Food Safety

A gazette notification from the FSSAI named the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) First Amendment Regulations, 2020 mandates the disclosure of calorific value (in k

The EFSA’s (European Food Safety Authority) announces a new date for dietary sugars’ safety assessment because of the Covid-19 pandemic. An exceptionally high volume of s

The FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) releases an order regarding the operationalization of the FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) and FSS (Food P

An alert for contamination of Brazil nuts by-product with Salmonella Anatum and Salmonella Typhimurium has been raised by the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)<

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recognizes 24 crops imported in India to imperatively declare ‘GM (Genetically Modified) Free/Non-GM’ certificate

FIAPO, India’s apex animal rights body, writes to the CEO of FSSAI demanding the obliteration of Regulation number 2 (ii) (ea) of the Dairy Analogue Draft Notification number C

The FSSAI, apex food regulator of the country, releases standards for processed meat and meat products. It is called Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food 

Frito-Lay issues a voluntary recall of select bags of Lay's Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips because they may contain undeclared milk ingredients.

These recalled bags may

The Commissionerate of Food Safety Kerala announced to set up checkposts called ‘Onam Squads’ across all entry points in the bordering districts of other states. They wil

FSSAI confines the term ‘milk’ only to dairy products and proposed that all the imitation products consumed as alternatives to milk shouldn’t be using the term if d

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2020, f

According to the US Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), there is no evidence to support Covid-19 transm

This year's Ganeshotsav may remain famous for the wide variety of flavors of modak and their popularity. A range of immunity-boosting modaks has been pulling huge crowds th

The FSSAI has issued an order directing state food safety departments to ensure that FBOs dealing in the trade of products governed under the FSS (Food or Health Supplements, Nutrace

The COVID-19 has left a significant adverse effect on the entire restaurant industry. The restaurants are compelled to rethink their operations, both delivery and dine-out. Even thou

Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) inaugurated a Quality Control Laboratory in Porbandar for seafood processors and exporters. The lab will confirm product&nbs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) performed an inspection of their low-acid canned food and acidified food facility situated at No.13 Xicheng Boulevard Lingui Dis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products currently reviewed the website of Apollo Future Technology Inc and decided that the ele

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) performed an evaluation of their seafood processing facility, Kakushime Matsuda Suisan, Hakodate, situated at 247 Furuk

Social media conducts a useful purpose but it can also have cons as can be seen from this incident. It has been highlighted to the FSSAI that a Fake/ Forged Order is being distribute

The Indian Food Sharing Alliance (IFSA) is an FSSAI initiative that has been developed to solve food waste and hunger crisis of India by working with Food Recovery Agencies and NGO&r

On letter dated 25 February 2020, the FSSAI has furnished directions and offered the SOP and Checklist for issuance of Repurpose Used Cooking Oil (RUCO) stickers to Food Bu

FSSAI will establish 6 new branch offices, 4 new import offices and 2 new food laboratories throughout the country. With this, FSSAI will have 4 regional offices in Mumbai, New Delhi

The Union Ayush Ministry has joined hands with Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) to bring in new food regulation which is based on Ayurveda. This will be

FSSAI has commenced “Diet4Life” to assist people in understanding metabolic disorders. The FSSAI initiative will render a comprehensive platform for parents, he

The FSSAI has furnished a notification dated 10 Feb 2020 regarding instant operationalization of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) A

FSSAI has furnished directions dated 07 February 2020 related to the immediate operationalization of Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2020 regar

The renowned Yewale Tea has come under the scanner of FDA, Maharashtra due to the adulterated synthetic food colour tartrazine, an unsafe substance.

FDA inspection was conduc

Ammonium sulphate has been removed from the adulterants list by the FSSAI, where dairy plants had to conduct Testing and inspection. FSSAI has issued a new list which should be follo

Through a notification issued on October 2013, the FSSAI had furnished guidelines on Scheme of Testing and Inspection which was to be accepted by dairy processing plants for the

The FSS Act, 2006 allows the utilization of vitamins or minerals or amino acids in functional foods, foods for special dietary uses, nutraceuticals and health supplements given that

To assure continued excellence, currently Draco successfully completed the Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification of its manufacturing facilities, through SGS Systems in Australia div

FSSAI has determined to do a complete makeover of street food culture of India, and after successfully executing the Clean Street Food Hub projects across many places; the apex

Study demonstrate how altering appearance could communicate healthier message New research has showed how food producers could alter the surface texture of products to chan

FSSAI has prolonged the implementation of the labelling provisions for the products blanketed under the frozen dessert or confection category. The decision was made by the apex food

In a 1st, the national food regulator has linked up with e-commerce giant virtual assistant Alexa of Amazon and is setting up ‘eat right’ labs in schools, looking to

FSSAI has declared the introduction of novel rapid food testing devices/kits for quantitation of food-borne pathogens and toxins. It has granted 30 rapid food testing kits/devices ac

Human noroviruses are the major viral cause of food borne illness and acute diarrhoea around the world.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have observed that bile acids a

In an act of strengthening the system of food testing, the apex food regulator of country, Food Safety and Standards Authority India (FSSAI) has initiated to utilize advanced technol

The Food and Drug Administration has furnished additional information about needs for dual column labeling and serving sizes on the Nutrition Facts Label. The data is being rendered

Consulting paper has been issued by FSSAI to review the existing methodology for applying of licences under the Food Safety and Standards Act. Under the intended method, FBOs (food b

CEO of FSSAI, Pawan Kumar Agarwal stated that food regulator is likely to conclude within the next 2 months its intended regulations to ban sale as well as advertisements of jun

The apex food regulatory of country, FSSAI, has determined to delink the front-of-pack labelling regulations from the general labelling needs. As stated by chief executive offic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is offering notice that the stay of the effective date for the final rule amending the color additive regulations to permit for the s

Stating that the public notion about food overall in the country is very low, Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) Chairman Pawan Kumar Aggarwal requested the industry to brin

Regional hamburger chain of America, White Castle has declared a voluntary call back for its frozen food line due to possible traces of Listeria monocytogenes. The products impa

An action against food products including nutraceuticals and health supplements has been sought by FSSAI, which in spite of containing gelatin shells or ingredients from animal origi

Launch of the “Trans Fat Free” logo was launched by FSSAI during the 8th International Chefs Conference in the national Capital.

However, the usage of the logo by

The food regulator of apex has directed mandatory auditing for high-risk category food businesses by December 31, 2019.

The first question was regarding the initiation of pro

Salmonellosis is caused due to consumption of contaminated food with Salmonella, which is one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses.

A distributor of MDH Masala in United States

Amul has refused to milk fortification program due to which it gets a notice by FSSAI. The fortification program is for the artificial inclusion of nutrients into milk. As per the Amul officials, t

The Food authority has come up with the regulation to ensure the food safety and standards related with recovery and distribution of surplus food. The food safety recovery regulation ensures the de

The Food authority has come up with the regulation to ensure the food safety and standards related with recovery and distribution of surplus food. The food safety recovery regulation ensures the de

An advisory is issued by the FSSAI to food businesses related to discontinuation of toy addition in food products. It is done to prevent the contamination chances and ingestion risk by kids.

The FSSAI stated that they have introduced a voluntary logo for trans-fat-free claim made by FBOs (food business operators). The FBOs can display it at their outlets and on food products if they ad

An updated version of non-GMO certification program has been published by NSF International. The revision was done with the help from regulatory, industry and non-GMO expert. This updated version w