The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed to make new revisions in the labelling and display requirements as mentioned under the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Food brands and packaged food entities are required by these new requirements to bring the below-mentioned changes in there packaging. Font […]
Read More →Legal Parameter: In India, the operation of a canteen service within a company premises is subject to various laws and regulations, primarily centred around labour laws, food safety, and hygiene standards. Here are the key legal frameworks that govern canteen services in India: Labour Laws: Factories Act, 1948: Canteen Requirements: Under Section 46, if a […]
Read More →Viewing, the increase market ration of energy drinks among youngsters and reports on effects of such drinks containing caffeine, guarana, glucuronolactone, taurine, ginseng, inositol, carnitine, B-vitamins etc. as main ingredients that act as stimulants, FSSAI with help of expert group set up standards for ingredients, so such could be put to use till they do […]
Read More →Introduction On 11th March 2024, Monday, the Karnataka government banned the use of Rhodamine-B, a food colouring additive found in popular foods such as Gobi Manchurian and cotton candy. Rhodamine-B is a chemical colouring agent that is said to be used in the dyeing of clothing, paper, leather, printing, and plastics. It is […]
Read More →1. Key Definitions a. Labelling: has been defined as any written, printed or graphic matter that is displayed on or near the label of the food. As per the provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, the food business operators are required to label […]
Read More →The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) vide Order File No. 15(31)2020-FoSCoS-RCD-FSSAIpt1-Part(I) on 13th January 2023, issued an order regarding the mandatory upload of six-monthly lab testing reports on FoSCoS. As per the order, the Food Authority has mandated that all Manufacturers (including Repackers and Relabellers) shall, through FoSCoS, either upload six monthly […]
Read More →The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under Direction F. No. RCD- 13/2/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI (E.No. 2240) on September 05, 2022, has clarified that the blends of oils are used as intermediate product for manufacture of other food products by Food Business Operators and as customized emulsions, hydrogenated vegetable oils, and blends of oils are […]
Read More →FSSAI has been taking various steps to maintain the quality of food manufactured or imported in India to live by the tag line “Ensuring quality standards of goods manufactured and imported into the country”. In furtherance to achieving above stated objectives, On 3rd August 2022, FSSAI issued an order regarding requirement of Health Certificate for […]
Read More →Halal is an Arabic word that means lawful or permitted. The opposite of halal is haram, which means unlawful or prohibited. As per the Holy Quran, there are several products which are haram for the followers of Islam. Halal and haram are universal terms that apply to all facets of life. These terms are commonly used in relation […]
Read More →FSSAI issued order dated June 08, 2021 for mandating their 14- digit FSSAI license or registration number on cash receipts, purchase invoice, cash memo, bills etc by all food business operators (FBO). It further adds that in case there are two food business operators in any transaction generating different documents, the requirement to quote FSSAI […]
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