Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a statutory body under the administration of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It regulates the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import of food articles, while also establishing standards to ensure food safety. The FSSAI was established by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which consolidated all former acts and orders related to food safety that were previously handled by various ministries and departments.
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With junk food now officially defined, FSSAI has no reason not to regulate themICMR and NIN released new Dietary Guidelines defining ultra-processed food (UPF) and foods high in fat, sugars, and salt (HFSS), highlighting their harmful effects. FSSAI's challenges in regulating UPF..IndiaTimes - Published | |
FSSAI alerts traders to ensure compliance with prohibition of calcium carbide in fruit ripeningFood Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) warned against using Calcium Carbide for fruit ripening. The ministry advised compliance to prevent harmful effects. Ethylene gas is recommended as..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Overuse of pesticides on crops? Supreme Court seeks government responseSupreme Court seeks responses from ministries of health, agriculture, and FSSAI on PIL alleging govt failed to stop pesticide overuse, posing health hazard. Petition by Akash Vashistha, represented by..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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CBI arrests an assistant director of FSSAI with 3 more in bribery caseIndiaTimes - Published | |
'Norms among most stringent': FSSAI trashes pesticide claimsIndiaTimes - Published | Reports claiming high pesticide residue on Indian herbs, spices 'false and malicious': FSSAIIndiaTimes - Published |
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FSSAI to probe claim of Nestle adding sugar to infant milkThe Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is investigating claims by Public Eye and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) that Nestle was adding sugar and honey to infant milk..IndiaTimes - Published | FSSAI heightens food safety vigilance during festival seasonIndiaTimes - Published |
'Enhance food safety protocols,' flight caterers toldThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed flight caterers to enhance existing food safety protocols after an IndiGo passenger was recently sold a sandwich that allegedly had..IndiaTimes - Published | Worm in IndiGo sandwich fallout: FSSAI directs flight caterers to ‘enhance food safety protocols’Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instructed flight caterers to "strengthen current food safety protocols" following an incident where an IndiGo passenger reportedly discovered a..IndiaTimes - Published |
‘Worm in sandwich:’ FSSAI notice to IndiGo over ‘unsafe for human consumption’ foodIndiaTimes - Published | FSSAI accepts states' 'nahi' to 'dahi'Drawing flak from the southern states, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued on Thursday a revised notification to say that food business operators may use the term "curd" along with..IndiaTimes - Published |
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FSSAI releases notification about infant food safety, prohibits manufacturing without BIS certificateThe new regulation can be beneficial to large corporations like Nestle and Abott, two of the biggest producers of infant food and nutrition products.DNA - Published | Uttar Pradesh: FSSAI awards 'jail ka khana' with 5 star rating in Farrukhabad districtFSSAI has awarded Fatehgarh Central jail in the Farrukhabad district of UP 5-star certification for quality of the food it provides to prisoners.DNA - Published |
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