The government decided to target restaurants failing to disclose nutritional information on their menus, impacting numerous establishments across India. Although required since July 2022, many restaurants remained non-compliant. FSSAI intended to send notices and enforce guidelines, enhancing consumer awareness about nutritional content in food. This move aimed to bolster food safety.
The FSSAI has given food businesses an extension until December to use packaging materials claiming '100 per cent fruit juices'. This followed consultations and an earlier directive to remove such claims due to misleading marketing. Products manufactured before the new deadline can be sold until the end of their shelf life.
FSSAI launched a project to tackle microplastic contamination in food, starting in March. The initiative involves collaboration with key research institutions to develop detection methods and understand exposure levels in India. The findings aim to ensure consumer safety and guide regulatory actions to protect public health.
Experts said the regulations for nutraceuticals in the country are aligned with Codex Alimentarius, a global body functioning under the auspices of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ensure safety of consumers.The FSSAI regulations are similarly in sync with global practices and comparable with those prevailing in other countries such as the US, UK, Australia, China, Japan and those in the EU, they said.
Aimed at empowering consumers to be better informed about the nutritional value of food products, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved a proposal to display nutritional information of total sugar, salt and saturated fat on labels of packaged food items.
India actively supports global food standards at the Codex Alimentarius Commission session in Rome, emphasizing quality in spices, vegetable oils, and water reuse. The country's commitment to food safety, recycled materials, and addressing global challenges like climate change is evident in its participation and championing of guidelines.
FSSAI officials have ramped up surprise audits at dark stores, D2C brands. Fast delivery startups are watchful about taking on smaller brands, despite the higher margins, said people in the know, after incidents such as the reported discovery of a human finger in an ice-cream cone — ordered via an app — in Mumbai.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to release tighter regulations on protein supplements, after it conducted a study which revealed that dozens of protein powders and supplements were being sold at store shelves, gymnasiums and e-commerce platforms with false and misleading claims, said one of the persons with knowledge of the matter.
Amul has asked a woman in Noida to return an ice cream tub containing a centipede for further investigation, asserting its superior dairy product quality in India and globally.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is investigating and will take action against several branded spice makers, including MDH and Everest, after health officials in Rajasthan found pesticides and insecticides beyond permissible limits. The state had written to the FSSAI requesting action against several brands of spices due to higher levels of pesticides and insecticides.
Speaking at 15th Food world India 2024, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Anita Praveen, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries said: “We have been relying only on supplying fafda and paratha. But the time has come to look at international taste and start manufacturing products which appeal to everyone's taste the world over.”
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