Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)

First food: business of taste

Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …

Order highlighting that the concern is with a dietary habit and promotion of what is popularly known as junk food amongst school children

Order of the High Court of Delhi on sale of junk food in school canteens of Delhi, 29/10/2013 in the matter of Uday Foundation For Congenital Defects And Rare Blood Groups Vs Union of India & Others. RELATED CONTENT CSE Study: Nutritional analysis of junk food. Book: Junk food busted. …

Food safety authority asked to conduct periodic checks of aerated soft drinks

The Supreme Court today directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks as the issue relates to citizens’ fundamental right to life guaranteed under the Constitution. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri passed the …

SC relief to cola makers on listing ingredients

In a major relief to cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coke, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to force them to list their ingredients on labels of aerated soft drinks. In a major relief to cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coke, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to force them to list …

SC directs FSSAI to conduct periodic checks of soft drinks

A bench of justices passed the direction while disposing of a PIL that had sought constitution of a separate panel to regulate soft drinks. The Supreme Court today directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks as …

Food safety not in unsafe hands

New Delhi: Despite their doubtful hygiene, it is hard to resist the g o l g a p p as, a l o o t i kk is, r a m l a d d o os, m o m os, etc., sold on the roadside. Though Food Safety and …

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on soft drinks, 22/10/2013

Supreme Court has directed FSSAI to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks citing that the issue relates to fundamental right to life. Read text of this order issued by the apex court on 22 October 2013. Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on soft drinks, …

Food safety norms to come into force in six cantt areas

Pune: Food safety norms will now be implemented in six cantonment areas in Maharashtra including three in Pune and one each in Nashik, Ahmednagar and Aurangabad that come under the Union government’s jurisdiction. State government officials have been asked to oversee the work in these areas. Though standards and guidelines …

Notification regarding regulation of GM processed foods

Notification No. S.O.1519(E) dated 23rd August, 2007 is kept in abeyance for a period of six months i.e. upto 31st March, 2014 or until issue of further notification by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare regarding regulation of GM processed foods by the Food Safety and Standards Authority, whichever …

Food firms, activists at war over junk food

Companies such as HUL, Nestle, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Dabur argue there can't be any such category Fast food-burgers Even as the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) attempts to put in place a final set of guidelines on healthy food in educational institutions, top packaged food & beverage …

Minutes of the Meeting of the Expert Group on guidelines for making available quality and safe food in schools

Minutes of the Meeting of the Expert Group on guidelines for making available quality and safe food in schools. It was decided to constitute the Working Group from the members of the Expert Group to review the draft guidelines under the chairpersonship of Dr. Sunita Narain.

Fast food set to be red-flagged in schools' menus by Dec

FSSAI will put the draft guidelines in front of a seven-member expert committee Fast food-burgers In what would alter the consumption pattern of products such as burgers, pizzas, sandwiches, snack foods and soft drinks in schools, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is putting in place final …

Illegal flavoured water packaging units face closure

They were operating without licence or product approval The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (Food Safety Wing), Coimbatore Unit, on Wednesday issued closure notices to three flavoured water manufacturing units here for operating without licence or product approval. The action follows an instruction, issued on Monday, by …

File norms for junk food near schools in a month: HC to Centre

The Delhi High Court has allowed the Central government more time to create guidelines on regulating sale of junk food and aerated drinks in and around schools, accepting a plea for the examination of the recently formulated draft guidelines by an expert committee. During a hearing before the High Court …

Guidelines on junk food sale in schools to be out by Dec

Food safety regulator FSSAI will put the draft guidelines framed by it in front of a seven-member expert committee. The final guidelines will be out post that In a move that will alter the consumption of products such as burgers, pizzas, sandwiches, snack foods and soft drinks in schools, the …

Nine packaged water units face closure in Salem

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notice to nine packaged drinking water units in the district asking them to stop production within seven days or face closure. This comes in the wake of the direction from the National Green Tribunal that ordered the closure of …

Order of the High Court of Delhi directing Central Advisory Committee of FSSAI to consult experts

Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Uday Foundation For Congenital Defects And Rare Blood Groups Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/09/2013 regarding regulating sale of junk food not only within the precincts of the school but even within a distance of 500 meters …

Street foods extremely nutritious: Regulator

A Rs 20-meal can yield up to 1,000 calories; but hygiene remains big concern The first-ever audit of street food by India’s apex food regulator has shown that it is easy to get nutrition worth a full meal from a street food serving worth just Rs 20. The Food Safety …

Sangrur water firm flouts safety norms again

Naina packaged drinking water, manufactured by Shri Sai Mineral Corporation, located at Mehlan village in Sunam tehsil in the district, has been tested unsafe for human consumption for the second time in the past eight months. The sample collected on August 2 by district health authorities was tested by the …

Junk that: Unhealthy food to be phased out of schools across India

Sale of junk food in school canteens across the country is likely to be banned soon. In its draft guidelines submitted to the Delhi high court to regulate the sale of junk food and aerated drinks in and around schools, the Centre has said that to begin with, the schools …

Midday meal to follow food safety norms

Review of the Midday Meal (MDM) scheme on Wednesday turned into a free discussion on some important decisions to strengthen the quality and hygiene aspect of the programme. It was decided that MDM would follow the guidelines of Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). Established under Food Safety …

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