News for '-codex-alimentarius'

Litchi Heats Up Election Season In Muzaffarpur

'The local support from our MP is nil. He never comes to see our farms.'

Panel approves new global food safety measures

Codex Commission agrees on better standards on many food items exported by India, such as nuts, spices and seafood

Chocolates must have 35% cocoa: panel

FSSAI sets 12,000 standards for food additives & ingredients

Food companies would not need to seek product approval from FSSAI if they meet these norms

Challenges facing the draft food label norms

The regional players are outrightly opposed to the idea, while MNCs are looking for procedural changes that, they say, will align the labelling criteria with global practices.

High Court questions FSSAI on food sample testing

FSSAI assured the court that all requirements under the Act shall be complied with fully.

Why so many Indian food product exports get rejected

India consistently ranked among the top three countries whose products were rejected for import by the regulator.

Food safety regulator and industry at loggerheads again

The bone of contention is product approvals, which pharma and neutraceuticals companies say cannot be re-introduced through the regulation route

How safe is the bottled water you drink?

While FSSAI announced it would ban bromates in breads, it proposes to allow the very same in drinking water