Ensuring Food Safety During Festivals: FSSAI’s Vigilance Mandate The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated strict oversight on the manufacture and sale of sweets and milk-based products, particularly during the festive season. This initiative aims to prevent adulteration and ensure consumer safety. Key Directives from FSSAI Increased Vigilance FSSAI has directed state and Union Territory officials to heighten surveillance on the production and sale of: Sweets Savouries Milk products (including ghee, […]

FSSAI Revises Advisory on A1 and A2 Milk Labeling In a significant update, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to retract its prior advisory, which mandated the removal of ‘A1’ and ‘A2’ labels from milk and milk products. This recent development, announced on Monday, allows food business operators (FBOs) to continue promoting their products with these milk type claims, pending further stakeholder consultations. Initial Directive and Reversal Initially, on August […]

FSSAI Tells Manufacturers to Remove 100% Fruit Juice Claims from Labels of Reconstituted Juices In the interests of consumer protection, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instructed all Food Business Operators (FBOs) to eliminate any ‘100% fruit juice’ claims from their labels and advertisements of reconstituted fruit juices with immediate effect. The FSSAI has noticed several FBOs inaccurately marketing various types of reconstituted fruit juices by claiming them to be 100% […]

Licensing and Logistics Norms for Ayurveda Aahara Food Products The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to release licensing and logistics norms for businesses that manufacture and sell food products under the Ayurveda Aahara category, in consultation with the Union Ayush ministry. The guidelines, which are developed collaboratively, are expected to provide a standard framework for the production and sale of Ayurvedic food products, marking a significant development in the health […]

Food security: Its efficient management is a win for India. The government of India has taken a slew of measures to bolster finances required for institutionalized food security management, involving the procurement of wheat, rice and coarse grains from farmers, their safe storage and transportation to deficit regions, and then their distribution among beneficiaries. These measures started with the settlement in fiscal year 2020-21 of all the food-subsidy arrears and claims of Food Corporation of […]