Why milk packets in India come in blue, green & orange colours. Most people never notice the real reasonIndian milk packets use distinct colours to indicate fat content. Blue signifies toned milk, green for standardised, and orange for full cr...
10 May, 2026, 02.52 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
Store Garlic Like This and Stop It Sprouting for WeeksGarlic sprouts and loses flavor when stored incorrectly. Keeping it in the refrigerator actually speeds up sprouting. The key to fresh garl...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
FSSAI steps up scrutiny on quick commerce companies over product shelf lifeIndia's food safety regulator directed e-commerce and quick commerce companies to follow shelf life guidelines for packaged food deliveries...
13 Nov, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
Media reports on expired Covid vaccines being used in India false, misleading: Health ministryOn October 25, 2021, in response to Bharat Biotech International Limited's letter, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) ...
03 Jan, 2022, 05.22 PM IST
US extends expiration dates on J&J COVID vaccine to 6 monthsThe change gives health providers more time to use remaining shots sitting at pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. After plateauing earlier t...
29 Jul, 2021, 09.24 AM IST
Bharat Biotech seeks Drugs Controller General of India's nod to extend shelf life of CovaxinThe Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech was given permission for sale and distribution of Covaxin with shelf life of six months when stored at t...
26 Apr, 2021, 10.22 AM IST
India extends shelf life of AstraZeneca vaccine: SourceThe approval, given to a licensed version of the drug made by the SII and exported to dozens of countries, could help health authorities mi...
31 Mar, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
DCGI extends Covishield's shelf life from six months to nine monthsCovaxin, the other vaccine manufactured indigenously by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, could be the next one approaching the drug regulato...
31 Mar, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
Imported food items will need to have three months to go for expiryTo enforce this, the regulator has proposed that no customs officer will approve import of any food item that does not meet this norm.
05 Dec, 2017, 12.45 PM IST
No import of food items with less than 60% shelf life: FSSAIAs per the new regulations, no article of food shall be cleared from the customs unless it has a valid shelf life of not less than 60 per c...
20 Mar, 2017, 06.04 PM IST
FSSAI issues new norms for food product importsFood items which have at least 60 per cent shelf life or more will only be allowed to import, the food safety watchdog FSSAI said in its ne...
15 Jan, 2016, 09.19 PM IST
Food regulator FSSAI issues new rules for ensuring quality importsNo food article will be allowed unless it has 60% of its shelf life remaining when it is cleared from customs, according to the new rules.
15 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
FSSAI mulls self-regulatory framework for packaged food products; may ask to mention expiry datesPart of a stricter regime on food safety in the wake of the ban on Maggi noodles by the FSSAI in June, companies currently suggest a ‘best ...
20 Jul, 2015, 03.31 AM IST
Deliver food products within few days of manufacturing: Retailers to companiesIn the wake of the Maggi controversy, large retailers are asking food companies to supply products at their stores within five days of manu...
23 Jun, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
- Standard micro-insurance products to hit market soon
Both life and non-life companies will offer a composite product with options of additional cover from both life and non-life, Nandagopal sa...
18 Dec, 2012, 07.34 PM IST
- Drug cos face stricter checks on road to pricing freedom
Pharmaceutical companies will now have to face in-depth scientific scrutiny on how therapeutically useful are the ingredients that go into ...
06 Jan, 2008, 11.53 PM IST