FSSAI suspends 16 licences for non-compliance with calorie count order

The FSSAI has suspended the licenses of 16 food business operators for not complying with the regulator's latest norms

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licenses of 16 food business operators for not complying with the regulator's latest norms of labelling and displaying the calorie count of dishes on their menus, reported The Hindu BusinessLine on Wednesday. 

This comes a day after a report stated that the food regulator had sent notices to eateries over the same. 
 

The regulator's latest norms, which were notified in November 2020, make it mandatory for restaurants with central licence or more than 10 outlets to mention in the calorific value (kcal per serving and serving size) of