Poor-quality eggs sold online? FSSAI seeks explanation from Blinkit amid customer complaints; know safe storage tips and health benefits of consuming eggsIndia's food regulator, FSSAI, has summoned quick-commerce platform Blinkit to explain consumer complaints regarding the sale of poor-quali...
17 May, 2026, 04.23 PM 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
High TPC levels! Dark, degraded oil found in popular fast food chain: Study explains its impact on your healthA recent food safety scare has put the spotlight on reused cooking oil risks after a KFC outlet in Kondapur, Hyderabad was reportedly found...
06 May, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
Watermelon safety guide: How should you store your favourite summer fruit? Here are four simple and easy tipsWatermelon storage tips: Following a tragic incident where a family died after eating watermelon, people are now cautious and searching for...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
How to spot real and fake watermelon: Simple home tests to do amid FSSAI findings of adulterated fruits in marketsWith rising concerns over adulterated fruits in the market, especially during summer, knowing how to identify real and fake watermelon at h...
26 Apr, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
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
Bengaluru food poisoning: Nearly 100 employees fall sick after eating idli-vada at office canteen; What FSSAI says about these foods you eat dailyIn a suspected food poisoning incident in Bengaluru, 97 employees fell ill after consuming fermented foods like idli, vada, and sambar-rice...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Mangoes, bananas, papayas under watch: FSSAI crackdown begins over illegal 'masala' use for ripening; What India’s top food regulator is warningFood Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued a fresh directive to states to intensify action against the illegal use of artifici...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
From obesity to heart attacks: MP Assembly raises alarm over junk food's impact on kids, vows strict FSSAI enforcementThe Madhya Pradesh Assembly raises concerns over increasing junk food consumption among children. Deputy CM Rajendra Shukla stresses the en...
25 Mar, 2025, 10.47 AM IST
Maggi compliant with latest FSSAI norms, no ash added: NestleAuthorities had slapped a fine on Nestle India and its distributors last week after Maggi had allegedly failed to pass the lab test and fou...
04 Dec, 2017, 04.34 PM IST
FSSAI rolls out guidelines for food recallFood Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) also said it may review the license of the concerned food company if the recall is rel...
30 Nov, 2017, 12.59 AM IST
Regulator steps in to improve quality of food ordered onlineThe FSSAI guidelines also said food products offered for sale by any ecommerce entity “shall be liable to sampling at any point in supply c...
24 Mar, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
FSSAI signs pact with ASCI to check misleading advertisementsThe agreement also requires ASCI to report to FSSAI non- compliance of ASCI's decisions for further action as required per provisions of th...
29 Jun, 2016, 01.24 AM IST
Our noodle brand has not flouted FSSAI norms: Patanjali YogpeethFSSAI chairman Ashish Bahuguna had stated that Patanjali's instant noodle brand is yet to obtain mandatory approvals from the food regulato...
18 Nov, 2015, 12.56 PM IST
FSSAI panel to regulate salt, fat & sugar in foodThe committee will also prescribe regulations for display of salt, sugar and fat content in products being sold in restaurants and by cater...
19 Jun, 2015, 05.32 AM IST
- Government response sought on PIL for ban on junk food in schools
Delhi HC asked the city government if it had issued any direction to schools on regulating sale of junk food and aerated drinks in and arou...
20 Mar, 2013, 08.48 PM IST
- Special purpose foods to come under govt scanner
Are slimming cereals, rejuvenating sports drinks and tooth-whitening chewing gums for real? Consumers are about to find out.
18 May, 2010, 12.00 AM IST