Pawan Agarwal

Food regulator FSSAI said major wheat-flour brands like ITC, HUL, Cargill and Patanjali would begin to fortify wheat flour with iron, folic acid and vitamin B-12. According to a PTI report: Fortification means deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients...

All major edible oil manufacturers and processors have agreed to fortify cooking oil with Vitamin A & D within the next three months, the food regulator FSSAI said. According to a PTI report: Fortification means deliberately increasing the content of...

Food regulator FSSAI will soon come out with a draft regulation for organic foods to ensure safety across the value chain through proper certification of such products, a top official said today. According to a PTI report: The Food Safety...

With food safety regulator FSSAI setting new standards for camel milk, dairy major GCMMF, which sells products under the Amul brand, today said it will launch camel milk in the next three months. According to a PTI report: Amul will...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) is planning to simplify and streamline regulations for the Foodservice industry and in this regard, the regulator is looking to take a number of major steps. The key steps that the organisation is planning to...

Aiming to create a culture of food safety in the country, regulator FSSAI today announced a host of initiatives to promote safe food at homes, schools, offices, eateries and religious places, besides a national survey for assessing milk quality. According...

To promote food safety among children, regulator FSSAI is preparing a negative list of products that are rich in fat, salt and sugar in order to restrict availability of these items in schools. "To realise the dream of a healthy...

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,...