The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), established under the overarching legislation, will lay down science based standards for food items and regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. As many as 22 States and Union Territories now have Food Commissioners in place as required under the Act, while seven are expected to do so by the time it is enforced.

The Government has notified new rules on food safety to regulate manufacture, sale and import of food items from August 1, thus paving the way for implementing the Food Safety and Standard Act 2006

In view of reports of presence of antibiotics in honey which threatens to induce resistance to life-saving drugs, the country's food watchdog has alerted its officials and States to keep a check on the quality of products in the local market as also those being imported in the country.

Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO VN Gaur said, "As antibiotics are not allowed in honey

The country is about to witness dramatic changes in food norms, impacting the industry significantly, if initiatives being taken by the Food Safety & Standards Authority (FSSAI) are a yardstick.

Formulation of food recall procedures in case of unsafe or hazardous products , mandatory compliance with GAP (good agricultural practices) for big retailers, labelling changes for packaged food items,

Pesticide overuse, irrigation by untreated sewage water, poor sanitation at food markets, and faulty cold storages.

India will not ban food imports from Japan immediately as no item has yet tested positive for radioactive contamination.

With rising fears of nuclear radiation contaminating the Japanese food chain, the Indian Government has decided to ban import of all food items from Japan for at least the next three months.