Food Manifest Report The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a consultation paper inviting public comments on compliance provisions for dairy analogues—products resembling dairy but made with non-milk ingredients. The move addresses concerns over misleading labelling and consumer deception. Key Highlights: Background: FSSAI aims to protect consumers from being misled by products that
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FSSAI Issues Notice to Blinkit India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has sought an explanation from Blinkit following multiple consumer complaints about the alleged sale of poor-quality eggs on its platform. According to sources, FSSAI took suo motu cognisance of complaints circulating on social media and issued a notice
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Key Development FSSAI has asked Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and authorised suppliers to submit draft specifications for advanced food testing instruments. These include LC-HRMS (Liquid Chromatography High Resolution Mass Spectrometry), LC-IRMS (Liquid Chromatography Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry), and EA-IRMS (Elemental Analyser Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry). The Authority wants these details directly from manufacturers to create
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Report The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released updated regulations for alcoholic beverages, set to take effect on January 1, 2026. The First Amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, modernises definitions, adds new categories, and formally recognises traditional Indian liquors. FSSAI finalised the rules after a
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Key Development The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), working alongside the Ministry of Ayush, has released new instructions for businesses that manufacture Ayurveda Aahara—food products based on the ancient Indian system of medicine. These guidelines fall under the Food Safety and Standards (Ayurveda Aahara) Regulations, 2022, which aim to ensure these products
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FSSAI License Procedure for Petty Food Business Operators Section 2.1.1 of the FSSAI regulations outlines the process for the registration of petty food businesses in India. What are Petty Food Business Operators Petty food manufacturers are those businesses dealing with the selling of food including hawkers, temporary stall owners and small cottage industries with –
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