Through a letter uploaded on 22 January 2019, the FSSAI has pointed out that it has received reports that nutraceutical/ health supplement products that have gelatine shells or contain ingredients of animal origin are depicting the green dot on their packaging, therefore, declaring the same as vegetarian. The FSSAI states that this is in contravention […]
Archives for 2019
FSSAI Issues Directions Regarding Implementation of New Standards for Honey
FSSAI has issued directions regarding the compliance of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Ninth Amendment Regulation 2018. According to the notification published in the Official Gazette on 31 July 2018 the period of transition given to food business operators to comply with these regulations was 1 January 2019. However, based […]
Government Asks Facebook and Google to Remove ‘Fake’ Content on Food Quality
Last November, FSSAI had been deeply concerned about the spate in false and malicious videos in various print and social media platforms regarding the safety and quality of food available in the country. Seeing this as a negative trend the CEO. FSSAI, Pawan Agarwal had said that such news created fear amongst the public at […]