The food regulator of the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has asked vendors and consumers to refrain from using newspapers for serving, packing, and storing food items, reports have said. It is a very common practice in our country to use newspapers to wrap fritters, sweets, and grocery items. It is considered cheap and can be recycled. But often the unhealthy side of it gets missed.
Serving or packaging food in newspapers is strictly prohibited under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018.
