Through a notification dated 15 May 2017 the FSSAI has revised the standards for chocolates and has included the standards for two new types of chocolate categories. These amendments will be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2017. However, FBOs are obliged to comply with these […]
Why does Codex have a format for standards?
Codex follows a format for standards because there are many advantages in having one common format. If any of the subsidiary bodies of the Codex Alimentarius Commission wish to present their commodity for standards then they can do so in a uniform manner. When there is a common format it helps develop standards with s […]
Indian Foods Found With Pesticide Residues Above The Tolerance Limits
A recent government report for 2013 -14 says that a high level of pesticides residues have been found in 509 samples of vegetables, spices, rice, wheat and other food items. Though the samples of milk, meat and surface water did not contain pesticides above the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) but six out of 776 fish […]