Tag: FSSAI
FSSAI holds awareness initiative on food fortification
The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) organized an interaction between domain experts, key stakeholders in fortification and the media, to raise awareness about the large-scale food fortification being carried out..............
Govt urges states to strengthen food testing labs
The Union Health Minister, Mr J P Nadda presided over the ‘First Health Ministers Roundtable on Food Safety & Nutrition’..............
Launch of FSSAI’s food regulatory portal announced
Planned as a single interface for food businesses to cater to both domestic operations and food imports, this portal would be a game changer for effective and transparent implementation of the food safety laws in the country...............
FSSAI launches special initiative ‘Diet4life’ for Inborn errors of metabolism
Diet4Life initiative is a collaborative effort that aims to provide a holistic service for IEM patients, with facilities of diagnosis, treatment and management facilities..................
FIAPO’s national investigation report ‘CATTLE-OUGE’ exposes the treatment meted out to...
Underscores the urgent need for policy makers and governments to enforce stricter norms for milk producers in the interest of public health and animal welfare.................
Nestlé unveils its first Food Safety Institute in India
As per Nestle, the NFSI India will serve as the local interface of Nestlé’s Global food safety and research capabilities and will leverage expertise in food safety science...........
NDDB launches new logo signifying safe & quality milk
The aim of Quality Mark “Logo” is to bring about process improvement in the entire value chain from producer to the consumer to ensure availability of quality milk and milk products..........
Regulations to keep check on organic food products soon
Food regulator FSSAI has come out with a draft regulation for organic food products, seeking to ensure that these food items are actually organic..........
FSSAI constitutes scientific panel on food fortification & nutrition
The scientific panel has eleven distinguished experts and scientists who will identify critical nutritional gaps in the Indian diet in general as well as in specific target groups based on diet surveys.....
Shortage of life saving drugs, govt monitoring situation
Amid complaints over shortage of D-Pencillamine, the health ministry has initiated action on the same and these are being forwarded....