Food Manifest 
Key Update After receiving complaints, FSSAI issued a strict enforcement order against food sellers who illegally add Auramine, a toxic industrial dye, to roasted chana and similar products to enhance colour and attract buyers. Auramine Is Not Allowed in Food Auramine, a synthetic yellow dye used in the textile and leather industries, remains completely banned
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Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed milk producers who are not members of dairy cooperative societies, as well as milk vendors, to obtain mandatory licensing or registration before starting or continuing their food business operations. Registration Required for Non-Cooperative Producers In an advisory issued on March 11, FSSAI
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Report On Saturday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) instructed the Karnataka government to provide a report on using plastic sheets to prepare idli at certain food establishments. This directive comes after reports surfaced about restaurants in Karnataka using plastic sheets during the idli steaming process. Food Safety Concerns Over Plastic Leaching
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Report The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered a 100% inspection of all packaged water unit facilities in Maharashtra to strengthen public health protections. The directive was issued during a recent review meeting, according to an FSSAI statement. FSSAI CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao emphasised the importance of conducting compliance audits
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Key Update India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, has notified Version IX of the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, tightening limits on toxins, pesticide residues, heavy metals and select additives across multiple food categories. Issued on 3 February 2026, the revised compendium strengthens consumer protection and
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Overview India’s national food authority has released draft regulations aimed at tightening the quality and safety standards for purified drinking water sold through vending machines. Issued under the FSS Food Products Standards & Food Additives Regulations, the draft lays down extensive requirements to ensure that consumers receive safe, clean drinking water from these decentralised systems.
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