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The draft of standards regarding manufacturing of instant noodles specifying the ingredients used, quality and safety parameters have been put in public domain by the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI), government told the Lok Sabha today. As per a...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued a new notification fixing, among other parameters, the maximum limit for metals like Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Mercury, Tin, Cadmium & Zinc in food items like Noodles, Pastas & Macaroni...

With increasing consumer awareness and reports around harmful additives found in food products, food safety has turned out to be a major concern for discerning customers, food business operators and the industry. But are the ice cream and frozen...

National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) is planning to take a legal action against the Kerala government's decision to implement fat tax as it believes that fat tax is a crap and it is not a well researched move. NRAI...

Food safety regulator FSSAI has issued draft guidelines for standards of instant noodles and has proposed that egg powder may be added. According to a PTI report: The notification has been issued in wake of maggi controvesry last year, so...

Pepsico, Coca Cola and Bisleri have got a clean chit from food safety regulator FSSAI for their packaged water facilities, while crackdown is underway on some smaller players operating without valid manufacturing licenses. According to a PTI report: The three...

Food regulator FSSAI has proposed fixing limits for various additives for alcoholic beverages, including wine and others. "Calling for suggestions, views, comments etc from stakeholders within a period of 30 days on the draft notification related to additional additives, enzymes,...

Food regulator FSSAI has asked state authorities to crack down on mineral water packaging units that are operating without its licence. According to a PTI Report: As many as 75 per cent of the packaging units, owned by various firms,...

The Government has banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study that found its presence in bread as causing cancer. The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), however,...