FSSAI Focuses on Strengthening Food Safety Protocols at Tourist Destinations
FSSAI also advocated for a more integrated approach to food safety, urging collaboration among different ministries and stakeholders to build a…
Bengaluru Restaurants in Turmoil over Food Color Ban
According to the statement, food additives adhering to FSSAI Regulations/ISI Standards can incorporate red, blue, green, and yellow colors within…
FSSAI orders online delivery platforms to give nutrition values of food
Starting July 1, FSSAI has also asked these aggregators to ensure that their business partners that run over 10 food outlets and have annual revenue…
  • By - Nusra
  • Jun 17, 2022 / 3 MIN READ
ASHA asks FSSAI to abort mandatory fortification of foods in India
Responding to a letter from civil society groups earlier, the FSSAI held food fortification just as complementary strategy to diverse diets.
  • By - Nusra
  • Aug 03, 2021 / 3 MIN READ


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FHRAI urges Food safety body to extend deadline for mentioning FSSAI license on bills, receipts
The hospitality body has requested the regulator to take into consideration the COVID-hit industry's on-going crisis and the additional expense…
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  • Jun 29, 2021 / 3 MIN READ
FSSAI extends deadline for calcium, magnesium limits in packaged drinking water
FSSAI had earlier extended the deadline to July 1, 2020 and subsequently till January 1, 2021.
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  • Jan 02, 2021 / 2 MIN READ
Restaurant Owners welcome FSSAI move on registration for home-cooked meals
The FHRAI has also emphasized on the need for creating a level playing field for all players in the hospitality enterprise.
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  • Nov 02, 2020 / 3 MIN READ


FSSAI may issue order to reduce trans-fat in food items by 2022
Currently, bakeries, sweet shops and other food business operators can voluntarily display 'trans-fat-free' logos on food products and in…
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  • Aug 28, 2020 / 3 MIN READ
Arun Singhal appointed as CEO FSSAI
Pawan Agarwal, who was recently appointed as special secretary logistics, after a brief stint as consumers affairs secretary, moved out of the role…
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  • May 30, 2020 / 3 MIN READ
The hiring announcement of Pizza chains causes concern among the workers regarding Safety
While restaurant traffic goes down due to self isolation, ironically pizza chains - especially those with an emphasis on delivery could be a rare…
Here is why F&B companies want to be termed as 'essential service'
This is aimed at avoiding any kind of food shortage that would lead to panic.
Travel Food Services takes extra precautions at airport outlets
F&B outlets at Indian airports including Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Goa and Nagpur are self-contained and sanitized.
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  • Mar 23, 2020 / 3 MIN READ
Domino's Pizza joins hands in combating Coronavirus with 'Zero Contact Delivery'
The aim of this new delivery model is to ensure safety of both customers and the delivery staff.
After Starbucks, McDonald's India takes airtight methods to ensure a hygienic customer experience
The restaurant chain that has always ensured world-class health and hygiene practices is doubling down on its safety processes.
Food samples collected from KFC contains harmful pathognes in Telangana
\"I am of the opinion that the samples contains E.Coli and salmonella, which are pathogens and injurious to health,\"shared AV Krishna,…
BIS seizes spurious ISI marked packaged water in Pune
BIS branch head Prasad Reddy, who issued the release, appealed the public to inform about any such irregularities to the bureau.
Nestle chief trying to renovate Maggi's brand image in Indian market
Nestle had already announced it was pulling the product from sale when the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India imposed a ban following…
FSSAI drafts limit of metals in food products including poultry and canned food
The draft specifies permissible levels of metal contaminants such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, tin, mercury and chromium in food products. Some of the…
Lab test proves KFC rat claim a hoax, meat served was chicken
According to an independent lab test the piece of meat served at KFC was not a rat but a chicken.
FSSAI to check salt, fat and sugar content in food products
The panel would also advise the FSSAI on prescriptions of regulations for display of fat, sugar and salt on food products sold and served in eating…
Mizoram Govt sends Maggi noodles to Assam for testing
Though the state government did not ban the Nestle product, the company continued recalling its product from the state.
Nestle chief wants Maggi noodles back in India
The safety scare is a huge blow to the company, which has been selling its Maggi products for more than three decades in India, and has 80 percent of…
Mother Dairy oppose allegation of detergent in milk, sends sample for retest
A day after the UP FDA claimed that it has found detergent in one of the milk samples, the co-operative said the tested was done on loose milk…
UP FDA finds detergent in Mother Dairy milk sample
Every tanker of milk reaching at plants passes a series of 23 stringent quality tests to check any deviation from defined parameters. These tests…