More than 2500 years ago Hippocrates said that food is medicine and medicine is food. Though functional foods are not medicine yet they have a positive impact on health. Actually all foods that provide taste, aroma and nutritive value can be considered functional foods. However, in the modern day functional foods are defined as foods […]
FSSAI will No Longer Continue with Product Approval
In recently published document dated 26th August 2015, the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India has stated that it is no longer possible for them to continue with the existing Food Product Approval System as was facilitated through their advisory of 11 May 2013. The FSSAI has published this information in view of the […]
ASSOCHAM: FSSAI Regulatory Norms are required for Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) have released a paper that urges FSSAI to lay down regulations for nutraceuticals, functional foods and dietary supplements at the earliest. All those Food Business Operators who are associated with the manufacture and market of these food products in the country, have to go through […]