Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives ) Amendment Regulations, 2016 relating to 'revision of carbonated fruit beverages or fruit drinks'. The following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, which the Food …
Food regulator FSSAI has proposed new standards for frozen vegetables and processed fruit products, including commonly used canned tomatoes, frozen peas and jams. In a draft regulation, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has invited suggestions from all stakeholders. The framing of standards for new products is …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Food Adulteration, 29/07/2016. Some cases of adulteration in food items have come to the notice of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). As per the information made available by State/UT Governments to FSSAI, the state-wise details of samples of food articles …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Norms for Packaged and Fast Food, 29/07/2016. Some cases of violation of food safety norms have come to the notice of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Although, no separate data for foreign and Indian companies is maintained centrally by the Food Safety …
The following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make with previous approval of the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Norms of Food Safety, 22/07/2016. Standards for articles of food prescribed under the Food Safety (FSS) Act, 2006 and regulations thereunder, are primarily enforced by the Food Safety Departments of the States/Union Territories. Random sampling and testing of food products, etc. is undertaken by …
Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation 2016 related to Sub regulation no. 1.2.18, 2.2.2, 2.4.6 and 2.4.10 with respect to Fats, Oils, Oats and Pasta products. The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards …
The Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard (or FLW Standard) is a global standard that provides requirements and guidance for quantifying and reporting on the weight of food and/or associated inedible parts removed from the food supply chain—commonly referred to as “food loss and waste” (FLW). Using the …
Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to limit of Heavy Metals in food. [Amendment in the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulation, 2011: Regulation 2.1, in sub-regulation 2.1.1, in clause 2]. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards …
We use data on food import violations from the FDA Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (OASIS) to address rising concerns associated with imported food, quantify import risks by product and by country of origin, and explore the usefulness of OASIS data for risk assessment. In particular, we assess …
The main objective of this study titled, “All India Cold-chain Infrastructure Capacity (Assessment of Status & Gap)”, is a comprehensive evaluation of the pan-India consumption of perishable food items, to assess the demand, current status and gaps in cold-chain infrastructure so as to provide significant assessments for future policy development …
The FSSAI has recently issued a draft of Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary uses, Foods for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods) Regulations, 2015 (Draft Regulations). These Draft Regulations have defined and classified Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary Use, Foods …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on food adulteration, 24/07/2015. The information made available by the State/UT Governments in respect of food samples collected, tested, found not conforming to the prescribed standards, and action taken against the violation of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, Rules and Regulations thereunder, during …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on food safety, 24/07/2015. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has fixed safety standards under the ‘Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011 as amended from time to time. The Maximum Residual Levels (MRLs) of pesticides in fruits and …
A novel way of cooking rice to maximize the removal of the carcinogen inorganic arsenic (Asi) is presented here. In conventional rice cooking water and grain are in continuous contact, and it is known that the larger the water:rice cooking ratio, the more Asi removed by cooking, suggesting that the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of packaged food items and milk products, 21/07/2015 . From time to time, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) takes up the matters relating to safety and standards of all food items with the State authorities concerned including through written …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on check on adulterated food items, 21/07/2015. As per reports from the States/UTs, samples of Nestlé’s Maggi noodles have been found to be containing more than the permissible limit of 2.5 ppm of lead. The samples have also been found to be violating the labelling …
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 - Nothing in this Act (or the amendments made by this Act) is intended to alter or affect the authorities or regulatory programs, policies, and procedures otherwise available to, or the definitions used by, the Food and Drug Administration under the Federal …
In May 2012, the New York City Board of Health set a limit of 16 ounces on sugary drinks sold in city restaurants, theaters, and food carts, triggering international media attention and a firestorm of opposition. A majority of New Yorkers viewed the portion cap as a “bad idea”, and …
DEHJRADUN: Almost 83% of food samples tested on the Char Dham yatra route were found to be adulterated, according to a recent survey carried out by the Dehradun-based Society of Pollution & Environmental Conservation (SPECS) scientists. The body, which has been conducting food adulteration sample surveys along the Char Dham …
