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क्या भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राधिकरण धार्मिक भावनाओं को चोट पहुंचाए बिना पूजा स्थलों पर भोजन की गुणवत्ता सुनिश्चित कर सकता है?

Food safety authority issues draft standards for cereal products

The food regulator, which released the draft standards on Wednesday, has called for comments within 30 days

CSE welcomes FSSAI’s ban on potassium bromate

The FSSAI has convened a meeting of its scientific committee on June 28 to discuss the use of potassium iodate in food

CSE welcomes FSSAI steps to ban use of potassium bromate

A CSE study has shown that 84 per cent of bread samples in Delhi contain residues of potassium bromate and/or potassium iodate, two food …

Food labels should disclose public health impacts, says minister

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan promises to write to the health ministry 

India's food labelling, promotion laws need to be strengthened: experts

India does not have standardised serving size of foods and it is not required to be labelled

Parliamentary panel moots penalty for misleading celebrity endorsements

Celebrities featuring in misleading advertisements of products should be penalised with a fine of up to Rs. 50 lakh and five years of imprisonment,…

Dry run

Nutritional standards for the sale of camel milk, issued for the first time by the government, are a huge threat to the nascent dairy industry

Can FSSAI ensure safe food at places of worship without hurting religious sentiments?

India’s food regulatory body plans to implement Food Safety Management System (FSMS) to ensure quality of food in places of worship, but it …

Food fortification is not magic bullet to fight malnutrition

The Supreme Court order on sourcing natural food locally instead of relying on artificially-fortified commercial products was hailed by experts

Food labelling guidelines likely to be updated in next four months: FSSAI

The FSSAI is also looking at what regulatory structure is required for claim verification

Bread makers’ body withdraws potassium bromate; CSE welcomes move

A CSE study found 84 per cent of bread samples in Delhi to contain potassium bromate and/or potassium iodate, two food that may have adverse …