Instagram emerges as platform for anti-caste Indian artDalit and Bahujan artists are reshaping the landscape of digital expression, turning social media into dynamic exhibitions of resistance. T...
31 May, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
Your "healthy" alkaline water may not be safe: FSSAI finds black particles, unapproved substance in Gujarat factory raidThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has seized over Rs 31 lakh worth of alkaline water from a Gujarat-based manufacturer due t...
07 May, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Sanae Takaichi: 'If someone says it's impossible because I'm a woman, then…'—Inspiring quotes by the first female Prime Minister of JapanQuote of the Day: Sanae Takaichi's journey in Japanese politics, marked by persistence against traditional barriers, culminates in her hist...
06 May, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
ORS sales melt in March after govt's stricter labelling normsIndia’s oral rehydration solution (ORS) market has declined after regulatory action restricted the labelling of sugary drinks as ORS, affec...
01 May, 2026, 08.44 AM IST
Amazon CEO on Now growth; Big Tech dials up AI spendIn India’s hypercompetitive quick commerce space, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Now is growing fast. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
30 Apr, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
India food regulator 'spills the tea' on what counts as the real thingThe FSSAI has mandated that only beverages derived from Camellia sinensis can be labelled as "tea" in India. This clarification aims to pre...
25 Dec, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Alcoholic beverage makers to seek approvals for new labelling norms: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had last year issued a regulation on alcoholic beverages and the same became effec...
04 Apr, 2019, 06.19 PM IST
FSSAI ropes in expert panel to review food labelling standardsThe labelling regulations have remained the major contentious issue in the food industry which sees it as an impediment to their sales.
17 Aug, 2018, 02.39 PM IST
FSSAI proposes labelling norm for food products with GM ingredientsIt had last month issued a draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018 and sought comments from stakeholde...
08 May, 2018, 05.38 PM IST
Functional foods will have to clear strict checks to hit marketFSSAI has come up with a gazette notification issuing benchmark standards covering as many as eight different categories of foods.
13 Jan, 2017, 11.55 AM IST
FSSAI to revise food labelling normsFSSAI chief was speaking at the launch of 'India Spotlight Index 2016' published by the Netherlands-based NGO ATNF.
14 Dec, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
FSSAI says labelling norms need to be changedFavouring an overhaul of norms for labelling of food products, regulator FSSAI today said consumers are getting influenced by 'dazzling' ad...
22 Dec, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
FSSAI drafts safety norms to regulate food, health supplementsFood safety regulator FSSAI has come out with quality and safety norms to regulate food or health supplements and dietary food.
24 Jul, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
Need for strengthening packaging normsAs the Maggi muddle continues, the spotlight is on whether the country's packaging norms need to be strengthened to include more disclosure...
06 Jun, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
New labelling guidelines hit F&B industry hard ahead of the festival seasonWith Diwali just around the corner, liquor majors and restaurants are in a blue funk over their depleted stocks of imported premium liquor.
28 Sep, 2014, 03.22 AM IST
- Cos to get at least 6 months to conform to labeling changes
Manufacturers of packaged products will get at least 6 months to conform to labeling norms whenever there is a change.
27 Jul, 2009, 03.59 PM IST
- Food packs to show nutritional value
Companies get time till February for printing nutritional value on food packets.
06 Aug, 2007, 05.04 AM IST