Introduction This Guidance Document on “Food for Special Dietary Use for Sportspersons” is the outcome of a collaborative effort at the national level to promote the use of dope-free food supplements and nutritional products for sportspersons and to develop and strengthen cooperation in the fields of Sports Nutrition including nutrition practices that enhance lifelong health […]
FSSAI drafts standards for salt substitutes and special dietary foods with low sodium content
The FSSAI recently notified the proposed draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 related to standards for special dietary foods with low-sodium content (including salt substitutes). Salt is added to food for enhancement of taste and for preservation. However, data from around the world suggests that the world […]