FSSAI notifies standards for honey and its products to curb adulteration

Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has notified food safety standards for honey and its products in bid to curb adulteration. These standards will be applicable to both domestic manufacturers and importers. It will help farmers to fetch better prices for their products. Key Features of new standards It defines honey as natural sweet substance ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Topics: Agriculture • Food adulteration • Food safety • FSSAI • Honey Standards • National

FSSAI constitutes B Sesikeran committee to look into draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to form a 3-member committee to look into the draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018. The expert committee will be led by B Sesikeran, former director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), and comprise current NIN director Hemalatha and ..

Topics: Food and drink • Food politics • Food safety • Food Safety and Standards Authority of India • Health • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad

FSSAI constitutes B Sesikeran committee to review food labelling standards

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has constituted three-member committee to look into draft food labelling and display regulations-Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018. The committee will be headed by B Sesikeran, former director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)and comprises of current NIN director Hemalatha and AIIMS’ endocrinologist Nikhil ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Committees • Food labelling standards • Food safety • Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018 • FSSAI • Government Policies • Regulations

FSSAI launches RUCO initiative to collect, convert used cooking oil into biofuel

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil) initiative to enable collection and conversion of used cooking oil to biodiesel. Under this initiative, 64 companies at 101 locations have been identified to enable collection of used cooking oil. Key Facts The initiative was launched nearly month after FSSAI ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Topics: Biodiesel • Cooking oil • Food safety • FSSAI • Repurpose Used Cooking Oi • RUCO initiative

FSSAI launches Eat Right Movement to promote safe and healthy food

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched national campaign ‘The Eat Right Movement’ to improve public health and combat lifestyle diseases. FSSAI also launched Eat Right tool kit and Safe and Nutritious Food at Workplace campaign. The Eat Right Movement It is voluntary and collaborative movement built on two broad pillars ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018

Topics: Eat Right Movement • Eat Right tool kit • Food safety • FSSAI • National • Public health • Safe and Healthy food • [email protected]