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Need to add resource requirements

Need to add resource requirements

FSSAI has just completed 10 years and there are lots of expectations from regulators to successfully manage this huge country which has over 1.4 billion consumers. When PFA and other regulations got replaced by FSSAI

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FSSAI to use Fortification tool to carve nutritious India

FSSAI to use Fortification tool to carve nutritious India

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has now decided to take the nutrition’s batten to the finish line. With this view, the food regulatory body of India has oganised a two day summit

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Regulators in the making

Regulators in the making

Many of the recent initiatives of Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) can be seen in positive light and directed towards growth of the regulatory body. The regulatory body has now gained momentum and

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Bringing change in food safety culture

Bringing change in food safety culture

The enactment of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 (FSSA 2006) completed 10 years last month. The Parliament passed the Act, which received President’s assent on August 23, 2006. With this Act India took a

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FSSAI releases draft on alcoholic beverages; issues separate regulations for each type

FSSAI releases draft on alcoholic beverages; issues separate regulations for each type

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released the draft stating new standards for alcoholic beverages, defining each type of beverage and cites separate regulations for them. Along with the draft FSSAI also released

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Fast food not defined under Food Safety & Stds Act, 2006 & Regulations

Fast food not defined under Food Safety & Stds Act, 2006 & Regulations

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the Ministry of health and family welfare, has said that the term fast food is not defined under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006

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India moving towards harmonization

India moving towards harmonization

If one has to talk on harmonisation of Indian standards with that of codex, one has to understand the need for the same. India is a signatory of WTO as well as Sanitary as well

Dietary Supplements
EU bans alertness claims of caffeinated soft drinks

EU bans alertness claims of caffeinated soft drinks

Caffeinated energy and soft drinks makers in the European Union will not be allowed to claim the drinks boost alertness or concentration after the European Parliament blocked European Commission proposals to regulate but allow these

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IRCTC join hands with CFTRI for contribution in food processing technology

IRCTC join hands with CFTRI for contribution in food processing technology

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have now joined hands with Mysuru-based CSIR-CFTRI (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute) to assist their technology expertise to provide hygienic food products and

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FSSAI brings risk management cell to deal with the crisis related to food safety

FSSAI brings risk management cell to deal with the crisis related to food safety

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has come up with a National Risk Assessment Cell to ascertain risk areas of concern. This has been done to strengthen the food safety ecosystem that would eventually