Government of India has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 dated 1st August 2011, under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which prohibit the use of tobacco and nicotine as ingredients in any food products. The said Regulation 2.3.4 lays down as under Product not to contain… Read More
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Schedule 4 of the FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011 prescribes the general hygienic and sanitary requirements to be followed by Food Business Operators. All Food Business Operators (FBOs) in the Country should get a Central/ State licensing depending upon installed capacity and Registration in case of petty food businesses. The FBO… Read More
Tags: Business, Food, Food Safety, FSS, Hygiene, India, Rajya Sabha, Regulation
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a new advisory on 11th December, 2012 relating to sale of new or existing proprietary food products. As per Section- 22 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA), no person shall manufacture, distribute, sell or import any novel food, genetically modified articles of… Read More
Tags: Food, Food Safety, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India, FSSAI, Functional food, Genetic engineering, India, Nutraceutical
Achievement of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India during 2008-2012 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India achievement Report presented in the Parliament. With the objective to consolidate the laws relating to food and for laying down science based standards for articles of food, the Food Safety and Standards Act was enacted and… Read More
Tags: Food, Food additive, Food Safety, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India, Foodborne illness, FSSAI, Functional food, ISO 22000