The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set 12,000 standards for food additives and ingredients, in a move to ease food products approval process in the country.
FSSAI has approved 12,000 standards for food additives and ingredients. The law ministry is vetting the standards and a notification will be issued soon.
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda met Union Minister of State for Commerce Nirmala Sitaraman on Thursday and discussed ways of protecting farmers of Himachal Pradesh who are up against cheap Chinese apples and garlic.
Centre has conveyed its concern over rising prices of key kitchen items to the state governments and has asked them to put their plans in place to augment supply so that prices get stabilized.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed new permissible lead limits for canned fruits and vegetables or packaged pulses, wheat, and meat products.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has unveiled plans to recruit an agency to undertake study on consumption pattern of caffeinated/energy drinks in the country.
India ranked second among the top 10 onion exporting countries for several years. However, this position has taken a hit. According to officials from APMC, Nashik, India now ranks fourth in onion export in the world. Earlier China ranked first followed by
Expressing serious concern over widespread panic being created by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) and several state government authorities over safety of all types of packaged and branded food, ASSOCHAM has written to prime minister N
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union minister for food processing industries, has announced setting up of a Special Task Force with key representatives from all northern states, ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) and Confederation of Indian Industry (C
Food ministers from various states in the country have passed a resolution in a meeting held here recently, asking for bringing the apex food regulator FSSAI under the purview of ministry of consumers affairs, food and public distribution.
Prices of garlic, a key kitchen staple, have hit the roof as supply from across Maharashtra has almost stopped due to hailstorms and unseasonal rainfall. This has compelled wholesale traders to import garlic from Ooty and Malappuram in the south and Madhy
A first-of-its-kind venture floated by the John Pennycuick Farmers’ Trust (JPFT) at Cumbum in Theni district of Tamil Nadu has proved to be a game changer. In less than three months’ time, Aroma Banana, the trade arm of the trust, has turned the market fo
The Fremont Mandarins would be imported from Ironbark Citrus, a renowned grower of Mandarins in Queensland, Australia, one of Queensland’s top citrus exporters.
The advent of solvent-free adhesive has changed the face of the packaging industry, literally. Manufacturers have come up with flexible packages like pouches and bags as per customer demand and liking. This new technique is gaining market share and increa
Nestlé India, manufacturers of Maggi noodles, has started destroying the whole lot of noodles which came under scanner with tests finding presence of heavy metal Lead and MSG (monosodium glutamate) beyond permissible limit. Around 400 million packets of M
Y S Malik, CEO, FSSAI, has stressed upon safety of commodities such as oil, milk and water, and called upon states and Union territories to step up surveillance activities in this regard.
