New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has imposed a penalty on Sopan Restaurant for selling sub-standard food in the pantry car of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express after laboratory analysis found a milk sample to be below prescribed quality standards.In a post on social media platform X, FSSAI said an adjudication order had been passed against Sopan Restaurant following the sale of sub-standard food on Pantry Car No. 15904 of the Cha…
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licence of Rehaan Healthcare after an inspection found serious non-compliance with food safety norms at the company’s health supplements and nutraceuticals manufacturing unit, it was announced on Friday.The regulator has directed the company to immediately stop all food business activities and manufacturing operations until all deficiencies are rectified and compliance is verified by the competen…
Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) Continuing its special drive against food safety violations, the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) of the Commissioner’s Task Force, in coordination with Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Food Safety officers, apprehended six persons during raids on six food establishments. H-FAST and GHMC Food Safety officers conducted a special enforcement drive across Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts to curb food adulteration and ensure complian…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The government on Saturday said the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme has surpassed sanctioning of loans to more than two lakh micro food processing enterprises.While crossing 2 lakh loan sanctions, the scheme has leveraged project investments of over Rs 20,300 crore, informed Chirag Paswan, Minister for Food Processing Industries.Speaking at an event here to celebrate the historic milestone, the minister said nearly 90 per…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued nine notices to Swiggy Instamart over consumer complaints alleging multiple violations, the food regulator said on Saturday.Taking to the social media platform X, FSSAI said that the complaints alleged the supply of expired, spoiled, rotten, contaminated and otherwise unsafe food products through the quick commerce platform.Among the key observations, the regulator said eggs were allegedly marketed unde…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to alcoholic beverage manufacturers for alleged non-compliance with regulatory provisions relating to added flavours and misleading age-related claims on the spirits.The food business operators (FBOs) engaged in the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages have been directed to submit an explanation as to why action should not be initiated against them.The regulator has found that certain brands were…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to Lotte India Corporation Private Limited, Kubera Foods and Ferns N Petals Private Limited (FNP) over alleged misleading claims and labelling violations on various food products, the regulator said on Wednesday.In a post on social media platform X, the food regulator said it has directed the companies to submit their explanations within seven days as to why action should not be initiated against…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Actress Kajal Aggarwal, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film ‘The India Story’, has spoken up on the corruption in the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The FSSAI has been under public scrutiny for flouting safety norms, and granting food safety certificates to sub par products of late putting the nation’s health at risk.The actress spoke with IANS during the promotions of the film, and shared her opinion on India’s food safety….
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to beverage brands over use of term ‘energy drink’ and alleged misleading claims on product labels, saying no standard has been notified for such products under the food safety regulations.In a post on Instagram, the food regulator said it had served notices to brands — Red Bull Energy Drink, Hell Energy (Hell Energy Private Limited), Campa Energy Drink, Monster Energy, Pep…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday said it has issued notices to several food business operators (FBOs) for alleged violations related to misleading product claims, branding and labelling practices, as well as consumer complaints, and directed them to take corrective measures.In a post on social media platform X, FSSAI said the notices were issued under provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, concerning mi…