Through its order dated 9 May 2017 the FSSAI has made an advisory related to the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Health Supplements. FSSAI has reminded the stakeholders that under Section 3 (j) of the Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 the definition of food is as follows: “Food” means any substance, whether processed, […]
FSSAI issues Gazette notification for regulations on Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, Novel Foods and others
The FSSAI has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food) Regulations, 2016 in the Official Gazette on 23 December 2016. These regulations will come into force on their publication in the Gazette of India. However, the FSSAI has […]
FSSAI issues directions regarding operationalization of Standards for Nutraceuticals
Sometime back the FSSAI had framed the Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food) Regulations 2016. The draft regulations had been made public on 11 September 2015 and FSSAI had invited objections and suggestion. FSSAI had taken into consideration the […]