FSSAI sends notices to eateries for not complying with calorie count order

The last date for restaurants to comply with these norms was January 1, 2022, but it was later extended to July 1

The Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has sent notices to several eateries for not complying with the regulator's latest norms of labelling and displaying the calorie count of dishes on their menus, reported The Economic Times on Tuesday. 

The FSSAI in its notices to restaurants, including some five-star hotels, warned that those who have failed to comply with its order will have to shut shop. 

“We have sent notices to top restaurants for not complying,” said FSSAI's CEO Arun Singhal told ET.

The regulator's latest norms, which were notified in November 2020, make it mandatory for restaurants with central