Sweets Manufacturers and Sellers in Coimbatore Advised to Follow Strict Food Safety Guidelines During Festival Season

1 week, 4 days ago

Food safety officials seize expired flour in Arambham restaurant in Madhapur

Hyderabad: The food safety officials found expired besan flour apart from food articles worth Rs.21,893 for violating labeling regulations at Arambham in Madhapur. The officials also found that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India license was not displayed prominently and the refrigerators were not maintained properly with food waste stored in it. Food articles in the refrigerator were …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

GHMC issues dos and don’ts to all eateries

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad:In its bid to reduce food adulteration incidents, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has issued an advisory to all eateries in its jurisdiction. “Revealing names of establishments selling unhygienic food has increased awareness and ensured better compliance,” said a GHMC official. As of October 31, food safety officials made 9,886 inspections this year and overall slapped `25,46,001 penalty on eateries. …

Food Ghmc Issues Dos

3 weeks ago

Packaged drinking water gets ‘High-Risk Food’ tag as FSSAI tightens safety norms. Here is what it means

Live Mint

In a major development related to the food industry, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has decided to classify packaged drinking and mineral water as a ‘High-Risk Food’ category. The FSSAI’s latest decision is aimed at improving the safety and quality standards of packaged drinking and mineral water for consumers. Earlier, the packaged drinking water industry had urged …

Food Fssai Safety Norms Mineral Water Packaged Drinking

4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

3,700 vendors got food safety licenses in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Health minister Damodara Rajanarsimha handed over Food Safety Standards Association of India licenses and registration certificates to a few street food vendors and several restaurants and kitchens were given hygiene rating certificates on Tuesday. Rajnarsimha also awarded Bhog certifications to Warangal's Bhadrakali temple and Hyderabad’s Sri Jaya Lakshmi Mata Yoga Centre for maintaining high food hygiene standards. He was …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gautam Budh Nagar: 370 kg sweets, 750 ltr oil seized in food safety checks

Hindustan Times

NOIDA: Ahead of Diwali festival on Thursday, the Food Safety and Drug Administration officials of Gautam Budh Nagar district have seized at least 370 kg of sweets and 750 litres oil that was found “unfit” for consumption during inspections carried out in parts of Noida and Greater Noida in the last two days alone, officials said on Monday. The inspection …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gautam Budh Nagar: Admin conducts inspections for adulterated food in Navratris

Hindustan Times

To ensure availability of quality food and beverages for residents of Gautam Budh Nagar during the ongoing Navratri festival, the district administration on Friday launched a drive to check for adulterated food in shops, said officials of the food safety and drug administration. And, teams are conducting surprise inspections and collecting samples of key food items from shops in Noida …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Food safety officials seize 1,000 kg cashew, 800 kg raisins of poor quality at Durga temple in Vijayawada

The Hindu

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has seized 1,000 kg of cashew and 800 kg of raisins, which were found to be of poor quality at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvaarla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada. A team of the FSSAI, led by the Joint Food Controller of A.P., N. Purnachandra Rao, has been examining the stocks at …

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3 months ago

FSSAI issues show-cause notice to AR Dairy

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued a show-cause notice to a Tamil Nadu-based company, which supplied ghee to Tirumala temple for making laddus after animal fat was detected in four of its samples. The company came under scrutiny after a report from a Gujarat-based laboratory found that the samples of ghee used in …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Entry of unregistered food businesses hit operation of licensed units

The Hindu

Challenging the Food Safety department’s flash checking and awareness drive against the processing and sale of unsafe food, a number of unlicensed food manufacturing units are suspected of entering the market to cash in on the Onam season. Functionaries of the All Kerala Caterers Association, who recently voiced strong protest against this trend, said that unlicensed food manufacturers and suppliers …

Food Safety

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Food Safety dept. in Kozhikode to begin drive to check adulteration ahead of Onam

The Hindu

The Food Safety department in Kozhikode is planning to launch a drive from September first week to ensure the quality of food stuff being supplied in the market for Onam in the district. A. Sakeer Hussain, Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety, says the focus areas will be milk and its products, jaggery, ghee, banana chips, and the ingredients for preparing payasam. …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Food safety officials uncover hygiene violations at dairy stores in Koti area of Hyderabad

The Hindu

The task force teams of Telangana’s Commissioner of Food Safety conducted inspections at various dairy stores in Koti area of Hyderabad on August 3 and uncovered several hygiene violations. The store also lacked Medical Fitness Certificates for food handlers and pest control records, and food handlers were observed without hair caps and gloves, according to a release. Additionally, the store …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Inspections in permit rooms in Telangana districts: Food safety, excise departments lock horns

New Indian Express

NALGONDA: The licence dispute between food safety and excise officials is snowballing into a controversy. The Excise department is questioning the inspections being conducted by the food safety officers in the wine shops under their jurisdiction claiming that they have the authority to inspect adulterated liquor as well as food items sold in the permit rooms attached to the wine …

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5 months, 1 week ago

All retail products must have key consumer info: govt

Hindustan Times

The government will make it mandatory for manufacturers of all products sold in retail to mention key details about their contents on the packaging, irrespective of how much they weigh. Currently, packaged products above 25 kg sold in retail shops are exempt from including relevant information on labels. To make disclosure of information about products details uniform across commodities, regardless …

Retail Products Info 25 Kg Commodities Packaged

5 months, 2 weeks ago

FSSAI says nutritional information must be highlighted with bigger fonts and bold letters

The Hindu

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India approved changes in nutritional information labelling on packaged food items, proposing that total salt, sugar and saturated fat should be displayed in bold letters as well as bigger font size. In an official statement, FSSAI said it has approved "a proposal to display nutritional information regarding total sugar, salt and saturated fat in …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Food Safety officials find expired food products at Lulu Hypermarket and JNTU college canteen in Hyderabad

The Hindu

The task force teams of Telangana’s Commissioner of Food Safety conducted inspections at Lulu Hypermarket and the JNTU college canteen in Kukatpally area of Hyderabad on June 26 and uncovered several hygiene violations. At Lulu Hypermarket, the teams found and discarded infested items like 10 kg of Atta Bread Mix and 15kg of loose Baguette Bread Mix in the bakery …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fungal Infestation, No Licence to Manufacture Buttermilk: Food Safety Raids in Hanamkonda and Rangareddy

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Inspection teams from the food safety department have extended their raids to dairy units in Rangareddy. Food handlers were found without gloves and headgear, and the transportation license was missing. The unit also had major violations such as masala buttermilk packets being manufactured at the plant without having a license for the said food category. Other violations by the …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Government directs e-commerce firms to remove Bournvita and other drinks from ‘health drinks’ category

The Hindu

The government has asked all the e-commerce companies to remove drinks and beverages, including Bournvita, from the health drinks category from their portals. "National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, a statutory body constituted under section of the Commission of Protection of Child Rights Act 2005 after its inquiry under Section 14 of CRPC Act 2005 concluded that there is …

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10 months ago

Cotton candy ban soon? Karnataka picks samples for tests

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: After the detection of Rhodamine-B, a textile dye, in cotton candy, prompting the governments of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to ban the production and sale of cotton candy, the Karnataka government has also initiated the collection of its samples. The presence of Rhodamine-B, a carcinogen, underscores the necessity for a blanket ban on cotton candy, especially in Bengaluru, where …

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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 …

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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 …

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1 year, 1 month ago

FSSAI destroys half tonne sweets for excessive use of colourants in Deepavali special drive in Coimbatore

The Hindu

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India seized and destroyed 501.3 kg of sweets, which were made with artificial colourants beyond the permissible limit, during a special drive conducted ahead of Deepavali in Coimbatore district. During the six-day special drive covering Coimbatore city and rural areas, the FSSAI found one sweet manufacturing unit operating in unhygienic conditions. The FSSAI …

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1 year, 1 month ago

FDA Pune starts inspection of sweets ahead of Diwali

Hindustan Times

In a first-of-its-kind drive the Food and Drug Administration this year will start inspection of sweets and other eatables distributed free of cost during the Diwali festival to ensure that they are prepared and distributed safely. According to the officials till now only the Food Business Operators like distributors, wholesalers and retailers were under scrutiny but now even the free …

Food Diwali Sweets Fda Fbo Pune Starts Eatables Distributed

1 year, 1 month ago

Adulterated ghee, sweets worth Rs 9 lakh seized from Gujarat's Banaskantha

India TV News

The Gujarat State Food and Drug Control Administration has seized 567 liters of adulterated ghee and 3,849 kg of sweets in Banaskantha district. While adulterated ghee worth Rs 2.49 lakh was seized from the premises of a food products firm in Deesa town, sweets worth Rs 6.80 lakh, made from adulterated 'mawa', were recovered from the premises of a dairy …

Gujarat Sweets Ghee Seized Banaskantha Adulterated Fdca

1 year, 2 months ago

Latest update on prices of essential food items during festivals: Know here

India TV News

Essential food items prices: The prices of essential food items will remain stable during the festival season, Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra today said. The secretary was briefing the media on the domestic supply and prices of key essential food items like wheat, rice, sugar and edible oils. Sugar opening stock stood at 57 lakh tonnes on October 1, the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Consumers and food vendors urged to immediately stop using newspapers for packing, serving and storing food items

The Hindu

Consumers and food vendors across the country have been urged to immediately stop using newspapers for packing, serving, and storing food items. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on Wednesday issued this directive, expressing concern over the health hazards associated with the use of newspapers for wrapping or packaging food. The CEO of FSSAI, G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Food-based ventures: many yet to secure licence under FSSAI

The Hindu

Simple trade licenses granted by local bodies to entrepreneurs while registering new business ventures are widely being misused for the operation of food-based businesses in Kozhikode district even as the Department of Food Safety insists on a separate registration for such ventures under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Noticing the increasing incidents of food poisoning and sale …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Sale of food, snacks wrapped in newspapers continues in Coimbatore despite ban

The Hindu

Despite the ban imposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India in 2016 on the use of newspapers for wrapping and serving food, the practice is still being continued in Coimbatore. Siraj Uddin, a vendor at Marakkadai junction, claimed ignorance of the potential toxicity of using newspapers to pack food, stating that purchasing plain paper covers would not …

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1 year, 8 months ago

FSSAI checks quality of beverages sold in view of summer, notices served on 18 shops in Coimbatore

The Hindu

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India carried out surprise checks in shops and pushcarts selling beverages in view of the summer and served notices on 18 vendors for various violations. According to the FSSAI, surprise checks were carried out covering bakeries, shops selling juices, cool drinks and chaat items, pushcarts selling tender coconut, neera, kambu koozh, sarbath, sugarcane …

Food Safety Road Shops Fssa Surprise Checks Checks Quality

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 …

Food Customs Registration Export Fssai Cbic Egg Powder

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 …

Products Customs Fssai Cbic 61 Ports Food Import

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 …

Health Food Inr Draft Notification Star Rating Fssai Releases

2 years, 5 months ago

Food Labels to Single-Use Plastic Ban to Crypto TDS: News18 Explains What Changes for You from Today

News 18

Ordering from Zomato or Swiggy? From the food regulators directives to e-commerce food operators, to the ban on sinlge-use plastics to the TDS levied on virtual digital assets, News18.com takes you through to what changes to expect from today. Food Labelling and Display Norms Starting July 1, online food platforms like Swiggy and Zomato will have to ensure compliance of …

Food India Display Zomato Fssai Plastic Sticks

2 years, 6 months ago

Only A Food Inspector Can Investigate A Commission Of Offence Related To Food Items As Per The FSS Act: Gauhati High Court

Live Law

A single-judge bench of the Gauhati High Court, comprising Justice Rumi Kumari Phookan held that only a Food Inspector can investigate a commission of offence related to food items as per the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006. The petitioner argued that such search and seizure had been made in utter disregard to the prescribed procedure under Section 102 CrPC and …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Vigilance sleuths book 123 cases on edible oil traders in AP

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: The Vigilance and enforcement sleuths have inspected 299 wholesale/retail traders, supermarkets and manufacturing units of edible oils and booked 123 cases under provisions of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 across the state. A release from the department on Wednesday said its teams detected sale of edible oils at prices higher than the MRP and booked the cases under the provisions …

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2 years, 11 months ago

24% edible oil samples adulterated: FSSAI

Live Mint

New Delhi: India’s top food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India or FSSAI, has said 2.42% of the 4,461 cooking oil samples it tested were non-compliant on account of safety standards, while 24.2% samples failed to clear quality metrics, indicating possible adulteration of cooking oils in the market. The FSSAI conducted a nationwide survey during 25-27 August 2020 …

Food Safety Oil Quality Samples Fssai Oils

2 years, 11 months ago

Pune food vendors to increase prices after FDA bans newspaper use in packaging

Hindustan Times

Pune: After the Food and Drug Administration in Maharashtra issued orders instructing food vendors to not use newspaper for wrapping of food items as it is harmful for customers due to the ink used, city-based food stalls, snacks centres and sweet shop owners have decided to use blank white paper for wrapping and it will increase the cost of food …

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3 years ago

'Many Food Articles Having Ingredients Sourced From Animals Are Passed Off As Veg': Delhi HC Orders Full Disclosure Of Manufacturing Ingredients

Live Law

Observing that many food articles which have ingredients sourced from animals are passed off as vegetarian by affixing the green dot, the Delhi High Court has directed that there should be full and complete disclosure of all the ingredients which go into the manufacture of any food article.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was of the view that the …

Food Court Products Ingredients Veg Many Food Articles

3 years, 1 month ago

Grocery shops in Pune under FDA’s scanner ahead of Diwali

Hindustan Times

Along with sweet marts, the Food Drug and Administration, Pune division, will be keeping a watch on grocery shops for selling adulterated food items during the festive season. We have issued a circular to all grocery shop owners regarding norms while selling food products like edible oil and different flours,” said Shivaji Desai, joint commissioner,, FDA Pune. The FDA department …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Mandatory Display Of Food License/Registration Number On Invoice

Live Law

Come 1st October 2021 Food Business Operators to mention FSSAI license or registration number on every invoice. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has made it mandatory for the FBO's to declare the 14-digit FSSAI License or Registration number on cash receipts/purchase invoices/cash memo /bills etc. License Number The FBO shall submit a prescribed application in the Food …

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4 years ago

Project to produce biodiesel from used cooking oil launched

The Hindu

The Food Safety Department’s repurpose used cooking oil project that enables collection of used cooking oil from vendors and food industry to produce biodiesel was launched here. Launched by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India in the country, the project is aimed at purchasing used oils from hoteliers, caterers, snack makers and traders at a reasonable price and …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Prior Registration Must for Farmers Bringing Produce from Outside for Procurement, Says Haryana Govt Official

News 18

Prior registration on a Haryana government portal is a must for farmers from outside the state bringing their produce for procurement in government-run 'mandis', a senior state government official said on Tuesday. In the wake of reports that some farmers from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh were not allowed to sell their paddy crop at government-run 'mandis' in Karnal district a few …

Farmers

4 years, 2 months ago

Printing 'best before date' on sweets must from Oct 1

India TV News

The sweet shops will have to display the 'best before date' on the sweets kept in a container or tray for sale at their outlets. Federation of Sweets and Namkeen Manufactures director Feroze Naqvi said that this has brought great relief to the confectioners, but will also face difficulties in writing 'Best before date' as it is not practical. In …

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Sweets Manufacturers and Sellers in Coimbatore Advised to Follow Strict Food Safety Guidelines During Festival Season

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