FSSAI asks for quality, safety checks on health supplements
1 year, 9 months ago

FSSAI asks for quality, safety checks on health supplements

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The food regulator has told food commissioners of all states and UTs to carry out a special drive to check nutraceuticals and health supplements for quality and safety throughout their manufacturing and sale process. India’s apex food regulator has received complaints about a large number of health supplements being sold in the markets not being compliant with the provisions of Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2022. The Indian dietary supplements market is expected to grow to ₹84,790 crore by 2027 from ₹37,630 crore in 2021, according to market research firm IMARC Group. In the letter, Inoshi Sharma, executive director, regulatory compliance at FSSAI said that these supplements are being marketed with false, misleading and exaggerated health labels claims.

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL For Checks On Prasad, Food Items Distributed In Religious Places; Asks Litigant To Approach FSSAI
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL For Checks On Prasad, Food Items Distributed In Religious Places; Asks Litigant To Approach FSSAI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking quality regulation of prasad/food items distributed at religious places across the country.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, upon hearing Senior Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu who contended that there should be pan-India regulations to address the issue,. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a …

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL For Checks On Prasad, Food Items Distributed In Religious Places; Asks Litigant To Approach FSSAI
Trending News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL For Checks On Prasad, Food Items Distributed In Religious Places; Asks Litigant To Approach FSSAI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking quality regulation of prasad/food items distributed at religious places across the country.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, upon hearing Senior Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu who contended that there should be pan-India regulations to address the issue,. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a …

India rejects food imports from China, Japan, Sri Lanka, and more. Key details
4 weeks, 1 day ago

India rejects food imports from China, Japan, Sri Lanka, and more. Key details

India Today  

India has taken strict action against substandard food imports, rejecting consignments of items like apples, nuts, alcoholic beverages, and sushi from countries including China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Turkey. This platform helps authorities worldwide quickly share information about rejected food items, enabling swift action to prevent risks and ensure traceability and transparency. For instance, a cinnamon flower bud shipment …

India rejects food consignments from China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Turkey on food safety worries
1 month ago

India rejects food consignments from China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Turkey on food safety worries

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India has rejected consignments of apples, nuts, alcoholic beverages and sushi from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, China and Turkey this year because they fell short of the standards set by it. The apex food regulator—Food Safety Standard Authority of India – has made public the names of the countries on their recently launched Food Import Rejection Alert, a …

Nearly 12% of Indian-tested spices fail FSSAI quality and safety standards: Report
4 months ago

Nearly 12% of Indian-tested spices fail FSSAI quality and safety standards: Report

Live Mint  

Close to 12 per cent of Indian-tested spices failed to meet the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India quality and safety standards after many countries took measures over contamination risk in two popular spice exporting brands from the country, reported the news agency Reuters on Sunday, August 18, quoting data collected from a Right to Information response. The FSSAI …

Budge 2024: Indian government may announce to increase food testing labs to keep tabs on food safety
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budge 2024: Indian government may announce to increase food testing labs to keep tabs on food safety

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As instances of adulterated food products and availability of harmful levels of pesticides and other damaging material in them increase, the central government may announce to increase the number of food testing laboratories in the full budget to be presented this month, two officials in the know told Mint. The recommendation has come from the country’s food safety …

Centre asks FSSAI to initiate action against Nestle after report of sugar content in Cerelac
8 months ago

Centre asks FSSAI to initiate action against Nestle after report of sugar content in Cerelac

The Hindu  

April 19, 2024 12:54 pm | Updated 08:44 pm IST - New Delhi The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry on Friday asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to initiate “appropriate action” against the Nestle group for allegedly selling baby products with high sugar content in India. “High sugar content in baby products raises serious concerns about the potential …

Govt plans to do away with multiple certifications for food products; only FSSAI nod mandatory
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt plans to do away with multiple certifications for food products; only FSSAI nod mandatory

The Hindu  

The government has approved various amendments in food safety and standard regulations, under which only one certification from food regulator FSSAI will be required for food products. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the FSSAI in its 43rd meeting approved various amendments to streamline food safety and standards regulations. "Various amendments across different food safety and standards regulations were …

Top food regulator plans to make its certification must for all food products
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Top food regulator plans to make its certification must for all food products

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s top food regulator— the food safety and standards authority of India — is planning to make only FSSAI certification mandatory for food products in the country, according to a government statement. “In a move that would facilitate ease of doing business through the concept of ‘One Nation, One Commodity, One Regulator’, the Food Safety and Standards Authority …

Refrain from outdoor cooking, FSSAI tells sweet manufacturers in advisory for upcoming festive season
1 year, 2 months ago

Refrain from outdoor cooking, FSSAI tells sweet manufacturers in advisory for upcoming festive season

The Hindu  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has directed manufacturers of sweets to refrain from outdoor cooking practices as they can expose food and raw materials to environmental contaminants and pose risks to food safety. “In view of the upcoming festive season, FSSAI convened a meeting with Indian sweets manufacturers to emphasise on the compliance to be followed to …

Quality standards form bedrock of food safety
1 year, 6 months ago

Quality standards form bedrock of food safety

Hindustan Times  

The great epic of Mahabharata tells us about Akshaya Patra, the divine copper vessel gifted by Lord Surya to the Pandavas during their 12-year exile. As we observe World Food Safety Day on June 7, we need to understand the importance of eating right and ensuring that the food is safe. Apart from pesticide residues and trace amounts of heavy …

FSSAI finds 32 fresh cases in alleged contravention of the provisions of Food Safety and Standards rules
1 year, 7 months ago

FSSAI finds 32 fresh cases in alleged contravention of the provisions of Food Safety and Standards rules

The Hindu  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s In a release, the FSSAI said that food products scrutinised included health supplements, organic products, fast moving consumer goods products, staples etc., and some of the As per the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2018, deceptive claims or The cases have referred to the concerned licensing authorities, directing that …

Mandatory Registration is needed For Export Of Milk, Meat, Egg powder, Infant Food, Nutraceuticals : CBIC
2 years, 1 month ago

Mandatory Registration is needed For Export Of Milk, Meat, Egg powder, Infant Food, Nutraceuticals : CBIC

Live Law  

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has mandated the registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities for exports of milk, meat, egg powder, infant food, and nutraceuticals with effect from February 1, 2023.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has decided that from February 1, 2023, registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities falling. The Central Board of Indirect …

Import of High Risk Food Products Restricted To 61 Ports: CBIC
2 years, 1 month ago

Import of High Risk Food Products Restricted To 61 Ports: CBIC

Live Law  

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has restricted the entry of food items into specific ports.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has decided that, with effect from February 1, 2023, imports of high-risk products shall be permitted only through 61 ports, which are directly manned and managed by FSSAI officials.The high-risk products include milk and. The …

FSSAI releases draft notification on star-rating for packaged food
2 years, 3 months ago

FSSAI releases draft notification on star-rating for packaged food

The Hindu  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued a draft notification on front-of-package labelling, which proposes “Indian Nutrition Rating” modelled on the health star-rating system. The draft of the amended Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2020 made public on Tuesday requires packaged food to display the prescribed format of INR by assigning a rating from 1/2 star to …

FSSAI’s star ratings for food products may mislead consumers: experts
2 years, 7 months ago

FSSAI’s star ratings for food products may mislead consumers: experts

The Hindu  

The nutrition labelling system for food packets recommended by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India will not only fail to enable consumers to make healthy choices but also mislead them about their nutritional value, warned experts who have called for the need to “insulate” policy making from the influence of the food industry. Under the health star rating …

Experts raise concerns over mandatory fortification of food items
3 years, 4 months ago

Experts raise concerns over mandatory fortification of food items

The Hindu  

In a pushback against the Centre’s plan to mandatorily fortify rice and edible oils with vitamins and minerals, a group of scientists and activists have written to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, warning of the adverse impacts on health and livelihoods. ‘Inconclusive evidence’ One of the signatories is the National Institute of Nutrition’s former deputy director Veena …

Indians May Need to Cut Salt-Sugar-Fat From Diet to Avoid Non-Communicable Diseases
3 years, 6 months ago

Indians May Need to Cut Salt-Sugar-Fat From Diet to Avoid Non-Communicable Diseases

News 18  

India’s crippling second wave of Covid-19 may be getting all of the attention now, but it is critical that we do not overlook the silent but deadly killer that has emerged as the leading cause of death over the last two decades. Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India along with the Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest, Epidemiological Foundation of India and …

FSSAI reduces trans fat levels in food from 5% to 3%
3 years, 11 months ago

FSSAI reduces trans fat levels in food from 5% to 3%

Hindustan Times  

The long-pending demand of experts to reduce the level of trans fats in food items has been met, with India’s top food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India reducing it to 3%. Industrial trans fats are largely present in partially hydrogenated fats such as margarine, and bakery shortenings used in preparation of bakery products, and in vanaspati that …

Column: Dietary supplements are largely unregulated. That’s just dumb
4 years ago

Column: Dietary supplements are largely unregulated. That’s just dumb

LA Times  

Federal law says dietary supplements such as Mega-T Green Tea don’t have to prove their safety or efficacy prior to being offered to consumers. The FTC found that AS Research “made misleading health claims” and “used phony testimonials, including one in which a user said he gave away his walker” after using Synovia. The complaint says there’s no truth to …

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