The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently issued a clarification regarding the categorization of certain food products on e-commerce websites. It has been brought to their attention that food products licensed under ‘Proprietary Food’ are being sold on e-commerce platforms under categories such as ‘Health Drinks’ or ‘Energy Drinks.’ According to […]
Why there was a need for a Food Categorisation System ?
The Food Categorization System (FCS) has been created in compliance with the guiding principles of the FSSA, 2006 and in keeping with India’s commitment to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Indian food category system has therefore been harmonized with the Food Categorisation System adopted in Codex General Standard For Food Additives (GSFA). The following […]