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India’s first mobile food testing lab unveiled in Goa
India’s ‘first’ mobile food testing laboratory enabling on-the-spot food safety tests was launched in Goa. It was launched by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Key Facts This is the first ever ‘Food Safety on Wheel’ mobile laboratory in the country. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
FSSAI issues detailed guidelines on recall of food products
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set guidelines for process to recall food products from markets if found unsafe. The guidelines puts onus of implementing any recall on manufacturers and distributors. It has asked companies to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched FoSCoRIS for food inspection & sampling
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a nationwide online platform ‘FoSCoRIS’ to bring in transparency in food safety inspection and sampling. The web-based ‘FoSCoRIS’ system will help verify compliance of food safety and hygiene standards ..
FoSCoRIS: FSSAI launches online platform for food inspection, sampling
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched ‘FoSCoRIS’, a nationwide online platform to bring in transparency in food safety inspection and sampling. The food regulator has asked all states to adopt this system as it would help ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Haryana government bans use of liquid nitrogen in food and drink
The Haryana food and drugs administration department has banned flushing/mixing of liquid nitrogen with any drink or food article. The ban was imposed under section 34 of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSS), 2006. The ban comes after a ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
CAC adopts Codex standards for three spices
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has adopted three Codex standards for black, white and green pepper, cumin and thyme. It is for first time pepper, cumin and thyme, spices will have such universal standards. These standards were adopted at 40th ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
FSSAI bans stapler pins in tea bags from January 2018
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned the use of stapler pins in tea bags from January 2018. FSSAI ban order issued under Section (15) FSS Act, 2006 has deemed that any loose staple pin consumed inadvertently with ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
FSSAI issues Draft Regulations for Organic Food Products
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come out with draft regulations for organic food products to ensure the authenticity of organic foods. FSSAI’s guidelines have been prepared in view of rising demand for organic food products. Organic foods ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
FSSAI constitutes Panel on Food Fortification and Nutrition
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has constituted a Panel on Food Fortification and Nutrition to identify critical nutritional gaps in the Indian diet in general and also in specific target groups. The 11 member panel will ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Toxins in litchi fruit may kill children
Scientists from US and India have found that consumption of litchi fruit on an empty stomach can result in very low blood glucose level and acute encephalopathy leading to seizures and coma, and causes death in Children in many cases. ..