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New Delhi [India] July 19 (ANI): India initiative in developing a group standard for whole millet grains recieved global recognition during the 88th Executive Committee meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88) held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome from 14-18 July 2025. The milestone was approved at the 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47) in 2024 and was reviewed during the CCEXEC88. The work was chaired by India in collaboration with Mali, Nigeria, and Senega ...Read More >
Jaipur: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Wednesday stressed the need to speed up the establishment of a food safety laboratory in Bikaner and assured FSSAI's support for this purpose.FSSAI chief executive officer G Kamala Vardhana Rao held a meeting with health department officials in Jaipur. He appreciated the efforts of the state govt in promoting food safety and combating food adulteration. He also directed officials to ensure continuous monitoring to strengthen enforc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): A team of Nand Nagri Police Station launched a special drive against individuals involved in the sale of banned 'Chinese Manjha', amid rising incidents of injuries and nabbed two siblings with 325 rolls on Friday. With Independence Day (15th August) and Raksha Bandhan approaching, the Delhi Police has launched a special drive to curb the sale and use of hazardous Chinese Manjha -- a nylon-based kite string that has caused numerous injuries and fatalities involv ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Stressing the urgent need for 100 per cent inspection of packaged drinking water (PDW) units and rigorous checks on water treatment plants, G Kamala Vardhana Rao, chief executive officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), chaired a comprehensive review meeting here on Friday, focusing on strengthening the overall food safety ecosystem. This comes when food poisoning cases continue to plague residential schools in the state, and students continue to be affect ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of sta ...Read More >
Hyderabad: FSSAI CEO in Hyderabad: Stressing the urgent need for 100% inspection of Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) units and rigorous checks on water treatment plants, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), chaired a comprehensive review meeting in Hyderabad. The meeting held on Friday, focused on strengthening the overall food safety ecosystem in the State. Emphasising the need for enhanced food safety enforcement in the State, G. Kamala V ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India has directed Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to execute the Front-of-pack nutrition labels on packaged food, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora and chair of Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation, posted on the social media platform X. The Supreme Court has directed @fssaiindia to implement simple front-of-pack nutrition labels on packaged food. As Chair of Parliament Subordinate Legislation Committee, Ive reco ...Read More >
New Delhi: In cricket, some defeats leave a scar that generations remember. Something like that happened on Monday as India's narrow loss at Lord's in the third Test against England brought back the vivid memories of another heartbreaker. The match took us back to 26 years ago when in Chennai India fell agonisingly short against arch rivals Pakistan despite Sachin Tendulkar's brilliance. Mohammed Siraj's dismissal stirred the deja vu of Chennai. On a tense final day at Lord's, India needed 21 m ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Chicken rice, taxpayer money, and street dogs are set to converge in an unprecedented Rs 2.9 crore initiative by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which will soon roll out a daily feeding programme for stray dogs. The aim: to tame dog aggression and enhance public safety - and possibly, urban chaos.Starting with 5,000 strays across the city's eight zones, the municipal corporation will deliver one meal a day of 367 grams - a calorie-calibrated mix designed to meet the nutriti ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Food safety regulator FSSAI has asked all Food Business Operators to ensure absolute accuracy in all their annual return submissions, reiterating that providing false or misleading information will attract severe penalties. Compliance with requirements is paramount for safe food ecosystem, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a post on X. Earlier this month, the FSSAI wrote to the food safety units of all the states and sensitised a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Any non-compliance with food safety protocols will be viewed with utmost seriousness, potentially leading to severe action, said Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO G Kamalavardhana Rao to the representatives of leading e-commerce platforms in a meeting here on Tuesday. The focus of the meeting was to strengthen food safety and hygiene practices throughout the entire e-commerce food supply chain. During the deliberations, he issued several crucial directives to t ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): On the occasion of World Food Safety Day 2025, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, JP Nadda, delivered the keynote address at a special programme themed 'Stop Obesity by Eating Safe and Healthy' at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru on Saturday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a release. JP Nadda said that a healthy India is necessary for Viksit Bharat, and that can be ensured t ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): On the occasion of World Food Safety Day 2025, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, JP Nadda, delivered the keynote address at a special programme themed "Stop Obesity by Eating Safe and Healthy" at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru on Saturday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a release. JP Nadda said that a healthy India is necessary for Viksit Bharat, and that can be ensured t ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Emphasising the need for stringent regulation of food quality, Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, Karnataka Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood urged both state and central food and drug authorities to closely monitor and regulate the standards of street and hotel food. Speaking at the World Food Safety Day programme organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at NIMHANS on Saturday, Dr Patil high ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Emphasising the need for stringent regulation of food quality, Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, Karnataka Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood urged both state and central food and drug authorities to closely monitor and regulate the standards of street and hotel food. Speaking at the World Food Safety Day programme organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at NIMHANS on Saturday, Dr Patil high ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 7 (PTI) Karnataka Minister Sharan Prakash Patil on Saturday urged both central and state food and drug authorities to closely monitor and regulate the standards of street and hotel foods. Speaking at the World Food Safety Day programme organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) here, Patil highlighted the serious health risks posed by unhygienic and adulterated food. "Children and the elderl ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ)Focus on food safety essential to protect health and well-being, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Food Safety Day on Saturday. World Food Safety Day is observed annually on June 7 to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats associated with unsafe food. This year's theme, 'Food safety: science in action,' draws attention to using scientific knowledge as the key to reducing illness, cutting costs, and saving lives. "This World Food Safe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Highlighting a recent directive from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on the establishment of 'sugar boards' in schools, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has urged states to support and implement the initiative to help curb excessive sugar consumption among schoolchildren and foster healthier dietary habits from an early age. The matter was discussed during the 47th Central Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting of the FSSAI, held on May 27. Accordin ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 3: About 533 consumer complaints have been registered under the food and beverages category in the consumer commissions during the last two years, said the government on Tuesday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, BL Verma, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, said that Uttar Pradesh registered the highest number of complaints (112), followed by Rajasthan (88), Haryana (57) and Kerala (51). Assam had three complaints -- the lowest - ...Read More >
This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The debate on laboratory-grown meat, dairy, and egg products may soon be settled, with the issue reaching India's apex food regulator, three people aware of the development said. The development comes in the backdrop of concerns about public health, food security and ecological sustainability. While the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has put in place a regulatory framework for pl ...Read More >
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