FSSAI begins milk & milk products' survey across 766 districts, to submit report by DecThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a nationwide surveillance study on milk and milk products to combat a...
18 Sep, 2023, 02.05 PM IST
We need to know what we're eatingThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) must ensure that its proposal for better labelling takes into consideration the gr...
10 Mar, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
Majority of Indian consumers want red labels on ultra processed food packs and e-commerce listingsSo far, national regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s draft proposal on star rating systems to identify high fa...
11 Jan, 2023, 10.13 PM IST
Only 3% of packaged food item samples contain over 2% trans fat: FSSAI surveyFood Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated to reduce the limit of industrially produced trans-fats, to not more than...
22 Sep, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
Acreage of certified organic production rising: FSSAI chiefSpeaking on food tests carried out by the FSSAI, Rita Teotia said "3-4 per cent" samples are found to be unfit for consumption.
23 Sep, 2019, 02.29 PM IST
Food regulator wants exports too on its plateFSSAI also suggests liberalisation measures to help cos set up businesses more quickly; proposal to be sent to ministry of health & family ...
04 Jun, 2019, 08.01 AM IST
Only 1 in 5 eateries in the country has a food safety licenceLast week, FSSAI asked the Food and Drug Administration across states to issue licences within two months of an application being filed if ...
29 May, 2019, 07.30 AM IST
FSSAI to increase testing, enforcement activities to ensure food safetyThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has done a survey on milk recently and it would like to conduct surveillance acros...
28 Feb, 2019, 04.33 PM IST
Milk in India largely safe, quality issue persist: FSSAIThe study, found that, little less than 10 per cent samples (638) had contaminants.
13 Nov, 2018, 04.04 PM IST
FSSAI says 'no cause of alarm' about milk adulterationThere is no cause of alarm about quality of milk in India, food regulator FSSAI CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal said Tuesday, citing initial findin...
16 Oct, 2018, 11.14 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
Milk adulteration more in North India: FSSAITo address this issue, the regulator has already developed a testing kit to check the quality of milk and is looking for investors for its ...
17 Apr, 2017, 04.45 PM IST
FSSAI to bring new regulations for organic foodsThe food regulator also plans to make it mandatory for hotels and restaurants to keep one trained and certified food safety supervisor, FSS...
09 Feb, 2017, 05.01 PM IST
FSSAI announces initiatives to promote safe food cultureFSSAI will provide a green book to every household and create a dedicated website for safe and nutritious food at home.
23 Aug, 2016, 07.58 PM IST
Over 685 milk samples fail quality test, says governmentIn a nationwide survey on milk adulteration by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), 68.4 per cent of the samples lifted fr...
12 May, 2015, 07.34 PM IST
Supreme Court asks state governments to curb sale of adulterated milk"There is no doubt that it is happening all over the country. What action is being taken by the government?" a bench of justices asked.
02 Jul, 2013, 01.07 PM IST
68% milk in country non-conforming to FSSAI standard: GovernmentThe most common adulterant was found to be the addition of water, and the main reason for deviation from the standards was addition of gluc...
21 Oct, 2012, 12.29 PM IST