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. …
The standards for food products and additives have been prescribed in the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. These standards are substantially the same as were notified under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules 1955 which got repealed on 5th August, 2011. The standards …
Not to accept such crops from this month The Kerala Roller Flour Millers Association and the All Kerala Bread Manufacturers Association have called for an immediate ban on open air releases of genetically modified (GM) food crops. The call comes in the wake of reports that the controversial Biotechnology Regulatory …
New Delhi The government plans to quantify the economic losses the country suffers by compromising on food safety. The country’s food regulator — Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) — has already initiated talks with the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, in this regard. “In India, data on economic …
The All-India Food Processors Association (AIFPA) today approached the Delhi High Court, pleading that the court should hear them before passing any final order on a petition that seeks ban on carbonated beverages and junk food in school and college canteens. The AIFPA, in its application filed before the division …
Till any type of food reaches you, it passes through various norms and checks as food safety is vital to consumers and food business operators. The consumers must be assured that the food they buy and eat will not pose a health hazard and that they are protected from adulteration …
IT HAS been touted as a healthy, natural sweetener but according to the law, stevia cannot be used. In fact, one may face legal action if caught selling stevia in any form, says the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). On July 26, FSSAI issued a notification clarifying …
Health Dept Says Only Online Registration & Licensing Possible As Manpower Is Short New Delhi: Nearly a month after the new Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, was implemented in the country (August 5), Delhi government is still to get its act together. In the absence of adequate infrastructure and …
The government of India has banned the sale of gutkha and other chewing tobacco products across the country. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued new regulations on August 1, prohibiting the use of tobacco and nicotine in any edible product. Health experts and civil society groups …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has warned the public against consuming synthetic ice creams made from petroleum products. Food Safety Commissioner Biju Prabhakar said in a release here on Friday that the public must check the product's ingredients, as written on the container, before buying it. He …
CARBONATED drinks and junk food may soon be off the shelves of school and college canteens. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said this in a counter-affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court on July 18. Global bans • US passes bill in December 2010 banning junk …
National Institute of Nutrition wants high sodium content in ready-to-eat foods reduced Hyderabad: In a major initiative to ensure that people consume less salt, the Central government has asked the manufacturers of packaged foods to gradually reduce the salt content in their products. The changing lifestyles of people, both in …
Initiating a new era in food safety, the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 will come into force across the country from Friday making it at par with the international standards. It will ensure improved quality of food for the consumers and censure misleading claims and advertisement by those …
You may land in jail if you are caught selling adulterated food from Friday, with the Food Safety Standards Act coming into effect. The Act proposes stringent action against violators, ranging from a fine of Rs 10,00,000 to life imprisonment. “There will be much better supervision of safety of food. …
The Government has notified new rules on food safety to regulate manufacture, sale and import of food items from August 1, thus paving the way for implementing the Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 across the country. The rules and regulations have been framed after a review of all food …
These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2011. They extend to the whole of India. They shall come into force from such date as may be notified by the Food Authority by publication in the Official Gazette.
Affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court by Food and Safety Standards Authority of India (Union Health Ministry) regarding petition of Uday Foundation to ban junk food in schools dated July 2011. Original Source: http://udayfoundationindia.org/Affidavit_filed_in_the_Delhi_High_Court_by_Food_and_Safety_Standards_Authority_of_India.pdf
In view of reports of presence of antibiotics in honey which threatens to induce resistance to life-saving drugs, the country's food watchdog has alerted its officials and States to keep a check on the quality of products in the local market as also those being imported in the country. Food …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has reconstituted its scientific panel and brought independent scientists and experts in its fold. The reconstitution was done after the Supreme Court reprimanded FSSAI, in February this year, for inducting members from the food industry in the panel, defeating it's very …
The country is about to witness dramatic changes in food norms, impacting the industry significantly, if initiatives being taken by the Food Safety & Standards Authority (FSSAI) are a yardstick. Formulation of food recall procedures in case of unsafe or hazardous products , mandatory compliance with GAP (good agricultural practices) …
Pesticide overuse, irrigation by untreated sewage water, poor sanitation at food markets, and faulty cold storages. Punjab and Haryana, as major foodgrain, fruit, vegetable, poultry and milk producing states, are yet to eliminate food safety hazards. Now, they will have to do all this and more under a new set …
