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INDIA – In a step towards enhancing the health and well-being of India’s Armed Forces, the Defence Ministry and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have forged a powerful partnership. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a resolute commitment, the two entities aim to promote healthy eating practices and ensure the availability of safe and nutritious…
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INDIA – The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI), in a proactive collaboration with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has taken a significant step towards enhancing food safety practices in the hospitality industry. Recently, the two organizations conducted their latest Food Safety Supervisor Training in Advance Catering (FoSTaC) programme at the Jakson Inns in…
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INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken a significant step towards enhancing food safety and standards in the country by establishing the National Training Center for Food Safety in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The dedicated center aims to address the knowledge and skills gap in the field of food safety and standards, particularly in combating…
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INDIA- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has developed a comprehensive group standard for millets to be enforced from September 1, provided under the Food Safety and Standards, Second Amendment Regulations, 2023. There are currently individual standards for only a few millets like sorghum (jowar), whole and decorticated pearl millet grain (bajra), finger millet (ragi), and amaranth…
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INDIA – Tests conducted by the Indian authorities have found that 35% of the milk samples tested are non-compliant with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI’s) requirements. According to data provided by the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industry, 3,399 milk samples out of a total of 9,717 that were examined by the relevant authorities in 2020–21…
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INDIA – A study on the acceptance and potential application of various front-of-pack nutrition label designs in promoting informed food choices by the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition has revealed that “warning labels” can discourage consumers from choosing and consuming even moderately unhealthy foods. Additionally, it demonstrated how “summary ratings” like the health star or Nutri-Score may be used to find…
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INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has for the first time specified the identity standards for basmati rice varieties, including brown, milled, parboiled, and milled parboiled, to ensure the supply of standardized genuine rice in domestic and export markets. Since “basmati rice is prone to many sorts of adulteration for economic benefits, which may involve,…
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INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instructed all of its Regional Directors and Commissioners of Food Security to make sure that food business operators (FBOs) and e-commerce platforms don’t deceive customers when selling ghee and butter. This is after the FSSAI has discovered that some FBOs are utilizing dairy words to market their non-dairy…
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INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials to maintain continuous surveillance of street food, in order to prevent food adulteration and enhance food safety. The FSSAI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kamala Vardhan Rao led a team of FSSAI officials on a visit to the city meant…
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INDIA – In a study undertaken by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), over 15% of protein supplement samples that were evaluated for quality were found to be unfit for consumption. The nation’s main food regulator, FSSAI, conducted the survey between 2021 and 2022 in an effort to curtail the sale and distribution of substandard dietary supplements,…
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