FSSAI reclassifies packaged drinking water as high-risk, mandates stricter checksFSSAI has reclassified packaged drinking water and mineral water as high-risk. This mandates stricter regulatory controls and annual inspec...
03 Dec, 2024, 09.27 PM IST
Uttarakhand Secretariat and Dehradun District Jail bag FSSAI "Right Campus" certification for safe and healthy food standardsThe Food Safety Standard Authority of India has recognized the Uttarakhand Secretariat and Dehradun district jail as 'Its Right Campus' for...
26 Sep, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
Zomato defers new food safety policy to May 3, FSSAI agrees with proposed stepsET reported on April 15 that changes to the restaurant aggregator’s ‘Severe Food Quality’ rules - which were to take effect from April 18 -...
16 Apr, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
QCI launches recognition scheme for hygiene rating audit agenciesFSSAI's initiative of 'Food Hygiene Rating Scheme' is a certification system for food businesses supplying food directly to consumers, eith...
15 Dec, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
FSSAI working to improve hygiene at fish & meat mkts on account of coronavirus outbreakEarlier, FSSAI chairperson Rita Teaotia announced that the regulator has decided to set up six new branch offices, four new import offices ...
17 Feb, 2020, 05.31 PM IST
Swiggy, Zomato, other apps junk 10,500 ‘unsafe’ eateriesLeading e-commerce food delivery platforms like Zomato, Swiggy, UberEats and Food Panda have delisted 10,500 restaurants as they did not ha...
10 Oct, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Zomato, Swiggy start delisting restaurants without FSSAI licenceWhile Zomato did not specify the number of restaurants, the exercise is being carried out across all 34 cities where the firm has presence.
04 Sep, 2018, 07.35 PM IST
Food platforms yet to delist many restaurants sans FSSAI licenceApart from Swiggy, UberEats, Zomato, FSSAI had sent notices to Box8, Fasso’s, FoodCloud, Foodmongo, Foodpanda, Jusfood and LimeTray.
02 Aug, 2018, 11.59 PM IST
IIT, AIIMS audits find more than fly in the soupFSSAI officials told TOI they are at present writing to all 12 institutions with detailed audit reports and grades and asking them to confo...
17 Feb, 2018, 12.06 PM IST
Facing severe manpower crunch: FSSAIThe CAG in its audit found systemic inefficiencies, delays and deficiencies in the framing of regulations and standards and the specific di...
21 Dec, 2017, 12.26 AM IST
- CAG slams FSSAI over lapses in enforcing food safety
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has come down heavily on the Union Health Ministry and its body...
20 Dec, 2017, 09.15 PM IST
CAG raps FSSAI over licensing process, poor food testing labsFSSAI also failed to ensure that unsafe foods are not imported to the country, said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in i...
19 Dec, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
FSSAI to set up food safety standards review panel"FSSAI will also look at ensuring that these food safety standards are complied by stakeholders in the food business through third party au...
16 Nov, 2016, 06.54 PM IST
Tracking hygiene: FSSAI steps up compliance checkEven five-star hotels are under the scanner and have had food safety officials carry out surprise inspections of their restaurants, hotelie...
19 Oct, 2016, 11.15 AM IST
Maggi lead scare aftermath: ITC, Hindustan Unilever go in for voluntary testsITC and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) will conduct additional voluntary tests on their noodles range from NABL-accredited and FSSAI-certified la...
09 Jun, 2015, 11.14 AM IST
Food watchdog FSSAI to vet Nestle plantsFSSAI plans to audit factories of the multinational company in order to ensure that it complies with other regulatory and manufacturing sta...
07 Jun, 2015, 10.19 AM IST
- FSSAI appoints Intertek to execute food safety testing
FSSAI has appointed product testing and certification firm Intertek to undertake testing, inspection and auditing of food business operator...
15 Nov, 2012, 11.07 PM IST