FSSAI sends notice to IRCTC after viral video shows utensils being washed in train toiletFSSAI Notice to IRCTC: A viral video has ignited controversy over food hygiene on Indian Railways. It allegedly shows catering staff washin...
30 May, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Supreme Court pulls up Centre over food safety failures, seeks auditThe Supreme Court has directed the Centre and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to explain why a nationwide performance audi...
29 May, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
Food safety watchdog FSSAI seeks detailed explanation from Blinkit on poor quality egg complaintsIndia's food regulator FSSAI has asked quick-commerce firm Blinkit for an explanation. This follows consumer complaints about poor-quality ...
15 May, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Tariff refund: Trump to begin refunding $166 billion in tariffs starting Monday - check who is on the listTariff refund: Trump tariff refund begins Monday as $166 billion payouts start— who qualifies and how to claim, all the details are here. T...
20 Apr, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
FSSAI licences, registrations to have perpetual validity; no renewals neededThe FSSAI is shaking things up with groundbreaking reforms aimed at revitalizing the food landscape. Licenses and registration certificates...
13 Mar, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
FSSAI directs independent milk producers, vendors to obtain mandatory registrationTo combat the rising threat of milk adulteration, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has implemented a new regulation requiri...
12 Mar, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Food businesses must display license, QR code of mobile app to register consumer complaints: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated that all food business operators prominently display their licenses a...
01 Aug, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
Nadda directs FSSAI to waive off registration fee of Rs 100/year for street food vendorsUnion Health Minister Nadda directed FSSAI to waive Rs 100 registration fee for vendors with turnover up to Rs 12 lakh. Emphasized hygiene,...
20 Jul, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
Agriculture sector records new business registration growth at 103% in FY21The birth rate of new businesses showed a healthy pace of growth from 7.8 per cent in FY16 to 10.2 per cent in FY20 and further to 11.6 per...
11 Aug, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
FSSAI makes mandatory for food businesses to mention FSSAI licence No. on invoice/bills from Oct 1Mentioning of FSSAI number shall also improve the overall awareness, the regulator said if not mentioned, it will indicate non-compliance o...
10 Jun, 2021, 03.26 PM 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
Swiggy, Zomato, others remove 10,500 restaurants for violating food safety lawMinister of state for health said the FSSAI in July directed food e-commerce firms to de-list the restaurants which don't have registration...
14 Dec, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
FSSAI eases rules for agents & distributors of direct selling firmsLast year, FSSAI had issued guidelines for direct selling companies, bringing their agents under its ambit which hampered business.
29 Mar, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
FSSAI issues draft norms for e-commerce food operatorsFSSAI has come out with draft guidelines for 'food business activities through e-commerce' after a meeting with the stakeholders in March.
21 Sep, 2016, 10.24 PM IST
FSSAI extends deadline for obtaining licence under Food Safety Act by 3 monthsIn terms of licensing and registration of food business, of the 50 million food units in the country, only about 3.3 million are licensed.
11 Feb, 2016, 02.37 AM IST
No database available on the number of food business operators in Punjab: CAGThe audit of Commissioner's records showed that neither was any survey conducted nor was any database with regard to total number of FBOs i...
22 Mar, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
- Licence deadline for food business operators extended
Government has extended by a year the compulsory registration of all food business operators (FBOs) in the country.
06 Feb, 2013, 10.13 PM IST