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FSSAI takes on new labelling and display regulations

Policy | News | 27 Jun, 2019

Healthy diet is one of the key responses to the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases. Both supply and demand-si...

FSSAI establishes standards and guidance note for gluten free foods

Policy | News | 25 Jun, 2019

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has established standards for 'GLUTEN FREE FOODS' and a guidan...

India to set up CoE for agricultural research with Argentina

Policy | News | 24 Jun, 2019

H.E. Mr. Daniel Chuburu, Ambassador of Argentina at New Delhi accompanied by Mr. Esteban Del Sar, First Secretary ...

World Food India 2019 to hold biggest gathering of stakeholders

Policy | News | 18 Jun, 2019

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that World Food India 2019 will be the bigge...

WERCC to promote food processing sector in Chhattisgarh

Policy | News | 14 Jun, 2019

The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce (WERCC) and the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CS...

Small organic growers to sell produce without certification till April 2020

Policy | News | 30 May, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has permitted small organic producers having annual turnover of over Rs ...

FSSAI notifies draft regulation for infant nutrition

Policy | News | 28 May, 2019

FSSAI has notified a draft regulation for infant nutrition called the Food Safety Standards (Food for Infant Nutrition) ...

WHO Report underlines the need to strengthen Trans Fat Regulations in India

Policy | News | 23 May, 2019

Disha Foundation called on the Indian government to reduce trans fats to 2% in all foods, and eliminate trans fats from ...

New rules for packaged foods to go live on 1 July

Policy | News | 14 May, 2019

Off late, FSSAI has issued an advisory on the use of certain materials for food packaging. It has banned the use of news...

FDA releases information on gluten-free labeling for Celiac disease patients

Policy | News | 08 May, 2019

May is Celiac Awareness Month. An estimated 3 million Americans suffer from celiac disease, a genetic autoimmu...

FSSAI extends direction issued regarding wheat flour nomenclature

Policy | News | 01 May, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had recently issued a direction under Food Safety and Standards...

FSSAI fixes testing charges for proteins and calories under MDM, ICDS schemes

Policy | News | 12 Apr, 2019

Protein and calories have been specified as nutritional standards in Schedule II of the National Food Security Act, 2013...

FSSAI alerts FBOs against fake licenses

Policy | News | 10 Apr, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has observed that there are some websites deceptively similar t...

EAT-Lancet Commission's report in India- Food Planet Health

Policy | News | 05 Apr, 2019

ONE of the most influential public health documents of this decade, the EAT-Lancet Commission's 'Food Planet Health', wa...

FDA proposes revision on fluoride addition to bottled water

Policy | News | 04 Apr, 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a proposed rule, "Proposed Rule to Revise the Allowable Level of Flu...

FSSAI issues new directives for artificial ripening of fruits

Policy | News | 27 Mar, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a directive to food safety commissioners in all Stat...

FSSAI approves 13 food testing laboratories

Policy | News | 22 Mar, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has given approval to 13 food testing laboratories as National ...

New FAO publication to improve food integration into urban planning

Policy | News | 15 Mar, 2019

According to FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, incorporating food and improved nutrition as important ...