FSSAI directs food manufacturers to use only Ashwagandha roots, extracts; not leavesFood safety regulator FSSAI has issued a directive to all food businesses. Only Ashwagandha roots and their extracts are permitted for use....
21 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Quality and branding: The twin pillars of India’s global horticulture pushA coordinated push involving policy support, private investment, and technology adoption can help India shift from volume-driven to value-l...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
Drug regulator oversight sought for nutraceuticals; NGO flags quality, pricing concernsA Gujarat NGO is pushing the government to regulate nutraceuticals like medicines. They cite concerns about product quality and unregulated...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
Chirag Paswan says India working with global bodies on nutraceutical regulationsIndia is actively working with international regulatory bodies, including Codex Alimentarius Commission, to develop essential regulations f...
17 Mar, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Pharma companies against plan to bring nutraceuticals under drug regulatorControversy arises as government considers shifting nutraceuticals to drug regulatory authority from FSSAI oversight. Industry experts expr...
17 Jul, 2024, 01.18 AM IST
Nutraceuticals may get cheaper as panel looks to regulate pricesThe Indian government is contemplating bringing nutraceuticals under price control to enhance affordability for consumers. Currently regula...
12 Jul, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
India's food safety regulator working on stricter rules for health supplementsThe authority had received several complaints about many non-compliant health supplements being sold in the market, according to anofficial...
13 Mar, 2024, 12.54 AM IST
Govt panel to review if nutraceuticals should be brought under CDSCONutraceuticals are products derived from food sources that are believed to provide extra health benefits besides the basic nutritional valu...
18 Feb, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
Nutraceuticals sector executives raise concern over Biodiversity ActThe nutraceutical industry, which is at its nascent stage, offers significant socio-economic benefits with promising double-digit growth op...
20 Jan, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
Working to strengthen regulatory system for health supplement, nutraceutical sector: FSSAIFSSAI is gearing itself to strengthen the regulatory ecosystem through cross-border collaboration and learning from international best prac...
29 Jul, 2018, 04.16 PM IST
FSSAI asks nutraceuticals industry to adopt self-regulationFood Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSA) Chairman Ashish Bahuguna said the industry has bigger responsibility to ensure quality ...
25 Jul, 2018, 12.47 PM IST
New regulations for health supplements bring clarity: IDSAIt will now start granting licences and approve products based on the new standards.
28 Nov, 2016, 01.29 PM IST
'FSSAI order clears hurdle for nutraceutical product approval'FSSAI's recent notification on nutraceuticals will provide relief to health supplement manufacturers and marketers and clears all the hurdl...
05 Apr, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
Notification on manufacturing norms aimed to bring relief to nutraceutical companies: Pawan Agarwal, CEO, NSSAI"The intent of this notification was to give relief to those companies who were in the market before 2011 and who were facing problems with...
04 Apr, 2016, 11.38 AM IST
Nutraceuticals, food supplements no longer to be considered proprietary foods by FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has amended regulations to fix loopholes in the definition of proprietary food.
27 Jan, 2016, 02.02 AM IST
Indian nutraceuticals market may touch $6.1 billion by 2020: StudyDue to rising awareness about health, fitness and changing lifestyle, India's nutraceuticals market is likely to touch $6.1 billion by 2020.
17 Aug, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
FSSAI should form rules for nutraceuticals, diet supplements: ASSOCHAM reportThe paper said about 60-70 per cent supplements in the market are fake such unregistered and unapproved products should be recalled.
22 Jul, 2015, 03.52 PM IST