District anganwadis to get food safety ratings Grading of four anganwadis in each food safety circle to begin this month The Hindu · Sep 10, 2022
Excise officials await lab results on beverage seized from Kozhikode Shop owner claims that only hemp seeds were mixed in drink The Hindu · Sep 7, 2022
Hemp is the newest Indian superfood in restaurants and cafés across the country In November 2021, FSSAI approved the use of hemp seeds in limited quantities in food and beverages The Hindu · Aug 25, 2022
Warning label most effective in identifying harmful nutrients: Study Independent study votes against Health Star Rating that is being recommended by FSSAI The Hindu · Aug 20, 2022
Street vendors selling food in Bengaluru to be trained by BBMP and FSSAI on cleanliness and food safety Muralidhar K., Deputy Commissioner (Welfare), told The Hindu that the initiative is being taken up as per the new guidelines of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) where an FSSAI team will train street vendors on the safe parameters to be followed while preparing food The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022
KSR railway station gets five-star rating for food quality, hygiene Bengaluru The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022
Andhra Pradesh: ‘Maintain buffer stocks in ration depots in Agency areas’ Many tribal people are suffering due to poor supply of rice, dal and sugar, says Food Commission official The Hindu · Jul 1, 2022
FSSAI comes out with regulations for vegan foods The food products to be called vegan, shall not have involved animal testing for any purpose, including safety evaluation, unless provided by any regulatory authority, says FSSAI notification The Hindu · Jun 28, 2022
Tamil Nadu ranks first in food safety among large states, tops in all parameters CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has bagged the first rank among large states in the country in the State Food Safety Index 2021-2022. The Times of India · Jun 7, 2022
Explained | India’s rice fortification plan and why it has experts worried The Union Cabinet last month approved the phased expansion of rice fortification under government schemes, leading activists to raise concerns The Hindu · May 27, 2022
Food Safety licence mandatory for eateries: Kerala Minister Food Safety licence /registration is mandatory for all food business operators (FBO) in the State an The Hindu · May 19, 2022
This food regulator needs to step up to the plate The FSSAI should be impartial and uninfluenced by the same food industry which it has to control and regulate The Hindu · May 10, 2022
Fish merchants in Kerala deny selling non-edible fish Association appeals to Kerala government to change its ‘attitude’ to the community The Hindu · May 9, 2022
Expert panel will study star rating: FSSAI CEO It is unrealistic to expect that front-of-package labelling will be mandatory from day one, says Arun Singhal The Hindu · May 5, 2022
The Hindu · May 4, 2022 FSSAI’s star ratings for food products may mislead consumers: experts Experts say IIM-Ahmedabad study is flawed in ‘design and interpretation’
The Hindu · Apr 23, 2022 Prasadam to be distributed in 10 temples The staff specially trained for the task have been told to strictly follow FSSAI guidelines were followed while implementing the scheme that will benefit 10,000 devotees on weekdays and 25,000 during festivals
The Hindu · Apr 19, 2022 Experts question ‘star rating’ of food products likely to be recommended by FSSAI for packaged food They also question IIM-A study on the basis of which FSSAI took decision of star rating system
The Hindu · Mar 23, 2022 Food safety officials raid shops in Vadapalani temple Many products found with labels not mentioning FSSAI details
The Hindu · Mar 21, 2022 Too few food samples being tested in labs, says MLC The four food testing laboratories in the State tested 7,324 samples or about 11 samples a day in the period between April 2019 and December 2020, of which 553 food samples were found to have been adulterated.
The Hindu · Jan 31, 2022 Plea to exempt imported raw cashews from FSSAI clearance Tamil Nadu cashew processors write to Piyush Goyal
The Times of India · Jan 22, 2022 Telangana HC nixes pleas against ethephon use on fruits HYDERABAD: Brushing aside the objections over the directions issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that permitted the use of ethephon for artificially ripening fruits, the Telangana high court has upheld the usage of this gaseous substance and dismissed three petitions that questioned the decision of…