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Foreign manufacturers need FSSAI nod from Feb 1 for milk, meat exports

Food regulator FSSAI has made it mandatory for foreign food manufacturing facilities to register with it for exporting products such as meat, milk and infant foods to India. This will be effective from February 1, 2023. In an order issued on Monday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said that it has been decided that registrations of foreign food manufacturing facilities, falling under five food categories, who are intended to export these products shall be mandatory. These categories are milk and milk products; meat and meat products, including poultry, fish and their products; egg powder; infant food; and nutraceuticals. The FSSAI has requested all competent authorities of exporting countries to provide the list of existing manufacturers and those who are intended to export these food products to India. Based on information provided by them, the FSSAI will register these facilities on its portal.

FSSAI directs authorities to make sure mid-day meal suppliers have licence

The letter by FSSAI stated that cook cum helpers are to be trained under the Food Safety Training & Certification (FoSTaC) scheme and the funds can be utilised from the states.

Zomato cracks down on cloud kitchens running 10+ brands from single spot

The crackdown comes after a blog post uncovered a Bengaluru cloud kitchen running some 200 different brands

FSSAI rules: Here is what packaged food and restaurant menus must mention

The government on November 17, 2020, notified the norms under the Food Safety And Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, for producers, retailers, and servers

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

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

Comply with norms on display of nutritional value: FSSAI to Swiggy, Zomato

FSSAI had come out with labelling and display regulations in 2020 for food service firms

Packaged food likely to see FSSAI health star ratings after one year

This move by FSSAI will impact food companies, including Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Britannia, Nestle India, and Amul

Under fire from restaurants, Zomato pushes food policy deadline to May 3

Zomato added that it would work closely with its restaurant partners to establish the genuineness of any complaint received

FSSAI budget for 2022-23 lower than 2019-20 allocation

Twelve of the 36 states/UTs had fewer food safety officers in 2018-19 compared to 2014-15, shows data

2.4% of 4,461 different edible oils samples found to be sub-standard: FSSAI

About 2.42 per cent of the 4,461 samples of different edible oils from 587 districts and four metros are found to be non-compliant with safety parameters, food safety regulator FSSAI said on Wednesday

FSSAI to soon finalise the draft regulations on Ayurveda Aahar

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Arun Singhal said the regulator is also setting standards for usage of recycled plastics in food products

FSSAI plans to introduce 'front of package label' to regulate junk foods

FSSAI CEO Arun Singhal on Monday said there is a plan to introduce front-of-package (FoP) labeling on packaged foods to help consumers make healthier food choices

FSSAI suspends licences of 15 food business operators in Kerala

Food safety watchdog FSSAI has suspended the licences of 15 food business operators in Kerala as they failed to comply with the requisite mandatory safety audits despite repeated reminders. To strengthen the food safety surveillance system, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed carrying out of audits of Food Business Operators (FBOs) through private auditing agencies. In a statement on Tuesday, the regulator said that even after repeated intimation and issuance of improvement notices twice, the 15 FBOs belonging to the Kerala region have not conducted any third-party food safety audits. "Non-compliance of mandatory audits by above FBOs in high risk food business operations has been viewed seriously and their FSSAI licence has been suspended with effect from September 13 fore-noon by Central Designated Officer, Kerala & Lakshadweep in accordance with section 32 (2) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 rules and regulations made thereunder," the ...

Temples, gurudwaras being encouraged to go for FSSAI certification

Religious places in the city are being encouraged to go for 'BHOG' certification of their 'prasad' and 'langar'' by the food safety department

FSSAI asks states to ban blending of mustard oil with other cooking oil

Food regulator FSSAI has asked states to effectively enforce the decision to ban blending of mustard oil with any other cooking oil from June 8.

FSSAI writes to states for ensuring no disruption in food supply chain

This comes amid curfews and semi-lockdown in many parts of the country.

Food regulator FSSAI notifies regulations to limit trans fat in food items

Elimination of industrial TFA has been recognized as one the modifiable risk factors to prevent heart diseaes

Bird flu: Properly cooked poultry meat, eggs safe to eat, says FSSAI

The document suggests that proper cooking inactivates the virus present inside meat and eggs

FSSAI asks States Food Commissioners to crackdown on spices adulteration

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said that there have been media reports about sale of adulterated spices in the domestic market