Bengaluru Restaurants in Turmoil over Food Color Ban
According to the statement, food additives adhering to FSSAI Regulations/ISI Standards can incorporate red, blue, green, and yellow colors within…
FSSAI orders online delivery platforms to give nutrition values of food
Starting July 1, FSSAI has also asked these aggregators to ensure that their business partners that run over 10 food outlets and have annual revenue…
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ASHA asks FSSAI to abort mandatory fortification of foods in India
Responding to a letter from civil society groups earlier, the FSSAI held food fortification just as complementary strategy to diverse diets.
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FHRAI urges Food safety body to extend deadline for mentioning FSSAI license on bills, receipts
The hospitality body has requested the regulator to take into consideration the COVID-hit industry's on-going crisis and the additional expense…
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FSSAI extends deadline for calcium, magnesium limits in packaged drinking water
FSSAI had earlier extended the deadline to July 1, 2020 and subsequently till January 1, 2021.
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Restaurant Owners welcome FSSAI move on registration for home-cooked meals
The FHRAI has also emphasized on the need for creating a level playing field for all players in the hospitality enterprise.
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FSSAI may issue order to reduce trans-fat in food items by 2022
Currently, bakeries, sweet shops and other food business operators can voluntarily display 'trans-fat-free' logos on food products and in…
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Arun Singhal appointed as CEO FSSAI
Pawan Agarwal, who was recently appointed as special secretary logistics, after a brief stint as consumers affairs secretary, moved out of the role…
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The hiring announcement of Pizza chains causes concern among the workers regarding Safety
While restaurant traffic goes down due to self isolation, ironically pizza chains - especially those with an emphasis on delivery could be a rare…
Here is why F&B companies want to be termed as 'essential service'
This is aimed at avoiding any kind of food shortage that would lead to panic.
Travel Food Services takes extra precautions at airport outlets
F&B outlets at Indian airports including Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Goa and Nagpur are self-contained and sanitized.
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Domino's Pizza joins hands in combating Coronavirus with 'Zero Contact Delivery'
The aim of this new delivery model is to ensure safety of both customers and the delivery staff.
After Starbucks, McDonald's India takes airtight methods to ensure a hygienic customer experience
The restaurant chain that has always ensured world-class health and hygiene practices is doubling down on its safety processes.
FSSAI to start Hygiene rating of fish & meat Shops
With this, FSSAI will have four regional offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, 12 branch offices and 6 import offices.
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FSSAI to make Food Hygiene Ratings Mandatory for all Restaurants
FSSAI is also in the process of forming guidelines to implement the rating system.
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6th AOAC-India's annual Conference Towards Collaborative Leadership to Ensure Food Safety commenced
As a prominent food safety conference, it brought together nearly 300 analytical professionals, including top government food safety regulators, eminent scientists, academicians, industry partners, laboratory owners, researchers and students.
FSSAI to focus on Enforcing Food Regulations in 2019
Standards for alcoholic beverages will come into force from April 1, 2019 to coincide with financial year requirements of excise laws.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches state's own Food Security Scheme
The scheme has been introduced to benefit 25 lakh people, who were left out from the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
FSSAI constitutes expert panel to look into food labelling standards
In April, FSSAI had come out with the draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018.
Food regulator proposes life imprisonment, Rs 10 lakh fine for food adulteration
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recommended stringent punishment to curb food adulteration following the Supreme Court order.
Government Establishes Self Regulation Platform For Food Companies
The regulator has invited the top 200 companies by sales to join the platform in the first phase of the self-regulation exercise
Government to restrict some terms like fresh, natural, traditional and original
Advertisements for food or beverages shall not be promoted or portrayed as a meal replacement
Fast food chains should avoid antibiotics in chicken-DGHS
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication previously used to treat them
Fast Food Majors adopting double standards on antibiotics
Fast food is not good for health and on top of that if the meat is sourced from an animal injected with antibiotics for growth promotion