On 5 September 2016, the FSSAI had notified an amendment regulation for standards of food additives. These regulations were called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2016. The FBOs had to comply with the provisions of these amendments by 1 July 2017. On 30 June 2017, the […]
What Does Your Chewing Gum Contain?
Chewing gums are very popular in western countries like USA, Canada, and the UK. It is also becoming very popular in developing countries like India, particularly amongst the student community. In fact, India, with its open market economy and upwardly mobile middle class, is embracing much of the western culture, including dietary preferences. The global […]
Use of food additive or processing aid
No article of food shall contain any food additive or processing aid unless it is in accordance with the provisions of this Act and regulations made thereunder. Explanation.– For the purposes of this section, “processing aid” means any substance or material, not including apparatus or utensils, and not consumed as a food ingredient by […]