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FSSAI notification misguided effort to rate packaged foods: Varun Gandhi

FSSAI's nutrition-labelling draft notification is a misguided effort to rate Indian packaged foods with western options, says Varun Gandhi

Curd conundrum: FSSAI clarifies on dahi label after protests in South India

FSSAI had notified provisions for omission of the term "curd" from the Standards of Fermented Milk Products through a notification on January 11 this year

FSSAI warns traders, FBOs against using calcium carbide for ripening fruits

Food regulator FSSAI has warned traders, fruit handlers and food business operators (FBOs) not to use prohibited calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits and said strict actions will be taken against the users. The regulator asked them to use approved material like ethylene in a proper manner. In a statement, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it has already prohibited the use of calcium carbide also known as 'Masala' as a ripening agent for artificial ripening of the fruits as per the provision in sub-regulation of Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulation, 2011. Acetylene gas released from calcium carbide is equally harmful to handlers, it said. "It has been brought to the notice of FSSAI that the traders/handlers are still indulging in use of prohibited material i.e. calcium carbide or are using the approved sources of ethylene gas in an incorrect manner like dipping the fruits in ripening agent solutions which m

Increase surveillance on food items to check adulteration: FSSAI to states

Food regulator FSSAI's CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao has asked states to increase surveillance and random sampling of food items to curb adulteration. Rao also emphasised that in cases where the food samples are found to be non- conforming, the appropriate measures are required to be taken. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) "encouraged states/UTs to increase the regular surveillance, monitoring, inspections and random sampling of food products and their compliance with the laid down standards", according to a statement. He made the remarks at the 39th Meeting of Central Advisory Committee (CAC) held under his chairmanship on March 9, 2023, at Panaji, Goa. More than 60 officials, including Commissioners of Food Safety (CFS), representatives from states/UTs, senior officials from FSSAI and nodal ministries, and the members representing the Food Industry, Consumers, Agriculture, laboratories and research bodies attended the meeting. The ke

Seven children of Mumbai school hospitalised with food poisoning symptoms

Seven children of a special school for the visually-impaired from south Mumbai were hospitalised on Tuesday following symptoms of food poisoning and fever, officials said. The children, in the age group of 11 to 18 years, were rushed to a civic-run hospital in Mumbai Central after they complained of fever, vomiting and abdominal pains at around 12.45 pm. They are students of Victoria Memorial School for the blind situated in Tardeo area. A civic official said five of the seven children taken to the casualty section of the hospital were above 12 years, while two others are younger. "Five children complained of vomiting and abdominal pains while two others are suffering from fever," an official said, adding all seven children are admitted to the hospital and their health is stable now. It is not yet clear whether they ate a common meal or otherwise. Further details are awaited.

Holi: FSSAI asks states to deploy testing vans to check milk quality

Food regulator FSSAI has asked states and Union Territories to deploy mobile testing vans to check quality of milk and milk products considering higher demand during upcoming Holi festival. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a statement that it has "directed states/UTs to deploy Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) mobile food testing vans, to check adulteration of milk and milk products considering the ensuing festive season of Holi." The authority has requested the Commissioner of Food Safety of all states/UTs to carry out testing of at least 10 samples of milk and milk products per FSW on a daily basis to tighten vigilance against milk adulteration. FSSAI has also urged consumers to get their milk and milk products tested through the FSWs deployed closest to them. The test can be carried out free of cost. FSSAI said the whole exercise is targeted towards ensuring availability of safe and pure milk and milk products to the consumers of the country. Curren

FSSAI specifies comprehensive group standard for millets from September

FSSAI has specified a comprehensive group standard for millets vide Food Safety and Standards, Second Amendment Regulations, 2023 and this will be enforced from September 1 onwards

SC notice to FSSAI on adulteration: How to check if your milk is soap free

As the Supreme Court issues notice to FSSAI on rampant milk adulteration in the country, here's how you can check if your milk is adulterated

FSSAI rules on incorporating millets as nutritional menu in canteens soon

"Let us have a 'Healthy Food Street or Food Hub' in every town and district where millet-based recipes are available along with hygienic amenities," Mandaviya said

Sinful waste that needs to be stopped

The menace of hunger or undernourishment can be mitigated to a considerable extent just by curtailing the wastage of raw food and making a better use of the left-over cooked food

FSSAI notifies first-ever regulatory standards for basmati rice

For the first time in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified identity standards for basmati rice

15% of dietary supplements of substandard quality, says FSSAI survey

Shoddy products don't have health benefits and may cause diseases even, say experts

FSSAI likely to consider 'warning' stickers on front-of-pack labels

The food regulatory authority is likely to incorporate certain necessary changes such as warning labels along with the existing ratings system in the labelling draft regulations

Ex-ITDC MD G Kamala Vardhana Rao takes charge as CEO of FSSAI

Rao, a 1990 batch IAS officer from Kerala cadre, was previously the managing director of the Indian Tourism Development Corporation

FSSAI gives five-star rating to Bulandshahr prison for food quality

The Bulandshahr prison of Uttar Pradesh was awarded a five-star rating and the tag 'Eat Right Campus' by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), informed a press release

FSSAI's proposed food label system lacks clear messaging: Experts

Labels must have unambiguous information about health value of a food product, they say

Limit use of 'fancy adjectives' on labels, ads: FSSAI to food companies

FSSAI said that if these 'fancy' adjectives are 'likely to mislead the consumer as to the nature of the food', the companies must put up a disclaimer on the front of the pack

FSSAI recognizes Yak as a 'food animal' to check declining population

The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved the Himalayan Yak as a 'food animal'. The move is expected to help check decline in the population of the high-altitude bovine animal by making it a part of the conventional milk and meat industry, an official at the National Research Centre (NRC) on Yak at Dirang in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh said. Food Animals are those that are raised and used for food production or consumption by humans. The NRC-Yak had in 2021 submitted a proposal to the FSSAI, for considering the yak as a food animal. However, The FSSAI responded with an official approval recently after a recommendation from the department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, NRC-Yak Director Dr Mihir Sarkar informed. The animal play multi-dimensional socio-cultural-economic role for the pastoral nomads who rear yaks mainly for earning their nutritional and livelihood security due to virtual inexistence of other agricultural activity in the high

FSSAI proposes regulations for genetically modified food: Details here

FSSAI has come out with draft regulations for genetically modified food, proposing mandatory prior approval from the regulator to manufacture, sell and import food or ingredients produced from genetically-modified organisms. The proposed Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations, 2022 will apply to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) intended for food use, as per the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The regulations, once implemented, will also be applicable to food ingredients produced from GMOs that contain modified DNA as well as for food ingredients produced from GMOs that do not contain modified DNA but includes ingredients/additives/processing aids derived from GMOs. GMO means any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology. "No person shall manufacture, pack, store, sell, market or otherwise distribute or import any food or food ingredient produced from

Foreign food manufacturers have to register in India for some exports

Rule applies for exports in five categories of items, says regulator FSSAI