India's food safety watchdog, FSSAI, has set its sights on ice cream and flavoured milk after imposing tough safety regulations for milk and other dairy products.
Sources familiar with the matter say that the FSSAI is currently working on specific, broad and stringent regulations for milk and milk products, which will now include ice cream and flavoured milk under.
The initial draft is expected to be ready by next month.
Last month, the FSSAI imposed limits for melamine in domestic milk products. Its recommendations were also instrumental in the banning of Chinese milk and milk products last month, due to the presence of melamine. The restrictions will last for one year, until June 2016.
Following the recent Maggi noodles controversy, the Indian regulator has stepped up vigilance on processed food items by reviewing safety standards and partnering with states to increase surveillance.
Packaged food companies in India currently print a 'best before' date on products. The new regulations, to be imposed by the FSSAI, will make it mandatory for manufacturers to print expiry dates on packs, reports the Economic Times.Sources familiar with the matter say that the FSSAI is currently working on specific, broad and stringent regulations for milk and milk products, which will now include ice cream and flavoured milk under.
The initial draft is expected to be ready by next month.
Last month, the FSSAI imposed limits for melamine in domestic milk products. Its recommendations were also instrumental in the banning of Chinese milk and milk products last month, due to the presence of melamine. The restrictions will last for one year, until June 2016.
Following the recent Maggi noodles controversy, the Indian regulator has stepped up vigilance on processed food items by reviewing safety standards and partnering with states to increase surveillance.
The FSSAI recently asked state governments to take stringent action against entities selling contaminated packaged drinking water, as well as adulterated milk and edible oils; and formed an 11-member panel to constitute guidelines for regulation of salt, sugar and fat intake in food products sold or served at restaurants in the country.
