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. …

Potassium bromate in food items banned

The study found that 84 per cent of 38 commonly available brands of pre-packaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate Following requests by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday banned use of potassium …

Customs officers to ensure safety of imported food

Their appointment comes in contrast to the regulations FSSAI passed this January Instead of qualified full-time experts, customs officers to ensure safety of imported food at 125 locations Instead of appointing full-time technically qualified and trained food safety officials, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made …

Breadmakers stop cancer-causing additives’ use

Bread manufacturers, hit hard by the CSE warning of cancer-causing elements in samples of bread, on Thursday announced their decision to immediately stop the use of potassium bromate and potassium iodate as additives. “FSSAI has already said that use of potassium bromate as an additive will be stopped and a …

Bread makers to stop using harmful additives

This follows CSE report that they are carcinogenic The All India Bread Manufacturers’ Association on Thursday said it had decided to voluntarily stop using potassium bromate and potassium iodate as additives in bread from Friday. Safer alternatives such as ascorbic acid, enzymes and emulsifiers will be used instead. “Many companies …

CSE’s study on toxins in bread: Time for govt to act?

So what is potassium bromate? It is recognised as a category 2B carcinogen since 1999 which means it is believed to be "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which has identified two chemicals with …

FSDA awaits govt nod to collect bread samples

MEERUT: With widespread panic being caused following a study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which reveals that nearly 84% of 38 commonly available brands of pre-packaged breads, including pav and buns, had tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate, the sampling by Food Safety and …

CSE welcomes FSSAI decision to ban 'cancerous' food additive

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday welcomed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) decision to disallow the use of potassium bromate as an additive in food products. CSE had on Monday released a report which said that Indian bread manufacturers use potassium bromate and …

Agra bakeries under food department’s radar

AGRA: Agra's Food Safety Department has decided to conduct sample tests in bakeries across the city, following revelations by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that 84 per cent of bread and bakery samples collected from across Delhi contain cancer and thyroid causing residues of potassium bromate , iodate …

FSSAI steps in; potassium bromate under the lens

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to remove potassium bromate from the list of permitted additives while it examines evidence against its use. This follows the latest study released by the Centre for Science and Environment, which found cancer-causing chemicals in nearly 84 per cent …

Maggi effect: new regulations for noodles in the offing

In the wake of the Maggi controversy, food safety regulator FSSAI is working on new regulations for quality standards of instant noodles to better regulate the quality of the taste-maker and other ingredients. The new regulations by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) are aimed at bringing in …

FSSAI to bring comprehensive recall policy by April

Regulator's to-do list includes guidelines on traceability mechanism, food recall portal and final notification of product approval regulations Almost after a year of no food product being pulled out of the market, the regulator has decided to bring a comprehensive recall policy this financial year. The last big food recall …

Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to limit of Heavy Metals in food

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 …

Centre for Science and Environment says FSSAI’s decision to close offices sends out 'wrong signal'

LUCKNOW: Issuing a statement criticising the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India's decision to close down sub-regional offices in Lucknow and Chandigarh, the Centre for Science and Environment said on Monday the "CSE believes the move will give a wrong signal and impact food safety regulation in the country." …

CSE slams FSSAI move to shut down regional offices

The move of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to close down its regional offices in Lucknow and Chandigarh has been criticised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The FSSAI has cited a regime of self-regulation and declaration, avoiding nuisance to businesses, limited manpower, and …

Delhi Government Directs Schools to Consider Banning Fatty Food in Canteens

Delhi Government has directed schools in the national capital to consider banning sale of food items which are high in fat, sugar and salt content from their canteens and sensitize students about their ill effects. "All the heads of government and private schools are directed to sensitize the students and …

FSSAI Extends Deadline for Obtaining Licence Under Food Safety Act by 3 Mths

The food regulator has extended the deadline for obtaining licence and registration under food safety and standards by three months. At an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on Wednesday , the CEO of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Pawan Kumar Agarwal, said the deadline was February …

Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulation, 2016 regarding limit of biotoxins in fish and fish products

Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulation, 2016 regarding limit of biotoxins in fish and fish products.

Special drive to monitor food safety during festivals

Checks to ensure that norms on use of preservatives are adhered to Baked items, especially cakes, prepared by several manufacturers for festivals such as Christmas are generally found to have a higher dose of preservatives. A special squad has been deputed to check the contents, as part of an ongoing …

FSSAI notice to Ramdev’s noodles

ROORKEE: Patanjali Ayurved Ltd (PAL), the FMCG venture promoted by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, has been served a show cause notice on Tuesday by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over the sale of its newly-launched atta noodles in the country without approval. Though neither Ramdev nor …

FSSAI moves Supreme Court against clean chit to Maggi by High Court

Food regulator FSSAI on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay HC order in the Maggi noodles case seeking expunging of certain adverse remarks made against it. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India approached the top court, terming the HC’s August 13 order as “erroneous” and questioned …

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