Government has got a study done on “Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major Crops and Commodities in India” by ICAR - Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana. The study
A recent advisory issued by The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), talks about banning the use of newspapers for packing, serving and storing of food items as the newspaper ink can contaminate
Pawan Kumar Agarwal, CEO, Food Safety Standards Authority of India emphasized that one of the key activities that FSSAI is doing is to build an atmosphere of trust among various stakeholders to ensure food safety.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set up a review panel to issue simplified standards for the food service industry or food business operators (FBOs) in the coming year. FSSAI has
The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has operationalized the much awaited Regulation on Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Uses, Foods for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Foods and Novel
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a notice operationalising standards for caffeinated beverages and the use of a blue tint in plastic containers. The notice stated to declare ‘Consume not more
In presences of Bill Gates FSSAI launched a Food Fortification Resource Centre (FFRC) to provide technical support advocacy and expertise in all aspects of food fortification during a special meeting, which was attended by Bill
Government is planning to set up a quality control mechanism in order to prevent rejections from the importing countries and to ensure that the food products exported by India. The upcoming initiative would check on
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified that beverages with fruit juice quantity below 10% but not less than 5%, and 2.5% in case of lime or lemon, should be called
In a wakeup call given by Bombay High court, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have decided to invest Rs 482 crore to strengthen food testing infrastructure, including upgrading laboratories.The decision came after