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FSSAI Tightens Bottled Water Rules with Mandatory Checks and Audits 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 22, 2025
Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has overhauled regulations for bottled water, directing states and union territories to conduct mandatory inspections of packaging facilities before issuing licences. FSSAI recently classified packaged drinking water as a “high-risk” food category. By doing so, the authority placed it alongside milk, dairy products, meat,
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FSSAI and Legal Metrology Launch Joint Raids in Vijayawada’s Eateries 0
- A to Z, Event, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 21, 2025
Key Update Officials from the Legal Metrology Department and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched joint raids across the eateries in Vijayawada on Tuesday (August 19). They inspected hotels, restaurants, bakeries, and sweet shops to crack down on food safety violations. The inspection teams seized stale food, expired stock, and frozen
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Non-Permitted Food Colours Under Fresh Scrutiny 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 19, 2025
Key Update Karnataka has banned artificial food colours in kebabs, chicken, fish, and vegetarian dishes, the Union Health Ministry confirmed. Authorities imposed the ban, citing serious health risks from harmful chemicals in these colours. India’s Food Colour Standards The Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, regulate food colouring in
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FSSAI Forms Panel to Reconsider Sugar in Infant Food 0

Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has formed a committee to review the use of sugar in infant food products. This decision follows global criticism of Nestlé for selling Cerelac with added sugar in India and other developing countries, while offering sugar-free versions in developed markets. The Food Safety and

FSSAI Holds National Meet on Food Labels and Ads 0

Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently hosted a high-level National Stakeholder Consultation on Food Labelling, advertisements, and Claims in the national capital. The event brought together over 700 participants from government, industry, academia, consumer groups, and regulatory bodies. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the consultation

Gujarat FDA Raids Mehsana Factory Making Fake Paneer 0

Key Updates The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Gujarat has raided a factory in Mehsana for producing fake paneer made from palm oil and acetic acid. Officials warned that these ingredients pose serious health risks, including digestive disorders, organ damage, and other chronic illnesses. During the operation, FDA teams seized samples of the fake