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The food regulator of the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has asked vendors and consumers to refrain from using newspapers for serving, packing, and storing food items, reports have said. It is a very…

Millets have come back into our diets, thanks to the fame it is getting across the globe. The world is waking up to its immense benefits. As we celebrate the year 2023 as 'The Year of Millets', we are also looking for ways to incorporate…

The maximum number of stations certified under the program are from Madhya Pradesh with 18.The Eat Right India scheme is a flagship program initiated by FSSAI to transform the country’s food system towards, safe, healthy and sustainable…

World Food Safety Day: There has been a heightened concern around food safety due to the onset of the Coronavirus epidemic. People are refraining from ordering food from restaurants, and venturing out solely for the purpose of eating. There…

Is the milk that we drink pure or is it adulterated? We have often pondered the answer to this question, and now, we may get some clarity. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced that it plans to conduct…

The story so far: On April 29, the Advertisement Monitoring Committee at the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) flagged 32 fresh cases of food business operators (FBOs) making misleading claims and advertisements. They…

Eight states have constituted committees so far to monitor direct selling as efforts continue to boost the regulatory framework to weed out entities floating fraudulent schemes and protect the interest of direct sellers and their companies.…

On 10 March, a letter from FSSAI mandated the use of the Hindi word "dahi" in place of the label 'Fermented Milk' on curd packets. The order sparked a large-scale controversy, especially in the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, and…

Rice doesn’t float on the surface of the water and settles at the bottom of the vessel or the glass. The business of food adulteration has grown over the years. In India, rice is the staple food of more than half of the country’s…

Holi 2023 is right around the corner. One of the primary festivals of the Hindu calendar, it is celebrated with much aplomb across the country especially in the Northern belt. During this festival, it is customary to put colours and gulaal…