Category: Food Industry Updates

The amendment provides that products made of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) may be used for packaging, storing, carrying or dispensing of food products as and when standards and guidelines are notified by the Food Authority.

Alcoholic beverage shall not contain any nutritional information on the label except energy content in K.Cal Declaration related to energy content shall be voluntary.

The first action taken report shall be sent by 1st June, 2022.

Proteins and enzymes are allowed in manufacture of health supplements.

Food Safety and Standards Authority has clarified that Food Business Operators who has applied for modification of licenses granted in Food Licensing & Registration System can simultaneously file for renewal of license upon expiry of …

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All central licensed food manufacturers and processors under high risk food category as per the framework shall get its businesses audited by FSSAI recognized food safety auditing agency every year.

As per the clause 2.1.13(1) of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011, all licensed Manufacturers and Importers are required to submit their Annual Return in Form D1 by 31st …

Read More "FSSAI has notified the last date for submission of annual returns by Manufacturer-Exporter FBOs for the activities conducted wef FY 2021-22."

Objections or suggestions on the draft regulations, if any, may be sent on email at regulation@fssai.gov.in within sixty days of publication.

Regulation 2.2.1(3) of food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, and sub-regulation 4(3) of Food Safety and Standards [Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, which stipulates that, “Prepackaged food shall not be described or …

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Authorities shall carry out enforcement and surveillance drives periodically at manufacturing and marketing levels.