Food Policy

An estimated 20 to 40% of fruit and vegetables are rejected as they do not match the supermarkets' excessively strict cosmetic standards

An estimated 20 to 40% of fruit and vegeta bles are rejected as they do not match the supermarkets' exces sively strict cosmetic standards

Publication Date: 
07/12/2012
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Standards, Vegetables, United Kingdom (UK)
Food Policy

Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins & residues) Amendment Regulations, 2012

Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins & residues) Amendment Regulations, 2012 dated 29-11-2012 relating to Level of Antibiotics in Honey.

Publication Date: 
29/11/2012
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Contamination, Toxins, Honey, India
Food Policy

Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

Publication Date: 
22/11/2012
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Additives, India, Edible Oils, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Food Policy

GM labelling in India: A step forward

The department of consumer affairs recently mandated compulsory labelling of packaged genetically modified food. Though segregation and testing to ensure compliance is a great challenge under Indian conditions, implementation is not difficult because India has only a limited number of genetically modified imports and only one commercially produced domestic crop - Bt cotton. This note provides the international context for the new rules and the background on previous attempts to mandate GM labelling.

Publication Date: 
15/09/2012
Kavitha Kuruganti
Economic and Political Weekly
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37
15-18
Tags:
GM Crops, GMOs, India, Food Standards, Legislation, Food Safety, Food Process Industry, Imports, Bt Cotton, Processed Food Standards
Food Policy

Companies set to fight food-label plan

California’s Proposition 37 would add labels to all foods made from genetically modified crops.

Publication Date: 
23/08/2012
Monya Baker
Nature
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7412
443
Tags:
GMOs, Agro-Based Industry, Food Process Industry, United States Of America (US), Food Standards, Food Safety, California, Organic Farming, Soyabean, Maize, Agriculture, GM Crops
Food Policy

States asked to strengthen food regulatory enforcement mechanisms

MUMBAI: Out of the total 20,359 samples of food articles which were examined across states during 2011-12, 1,950 were found to be adulterated, as per information provided by the Minister of State f

Publication Date: 
18/08/2012
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Food Standards, Food Safety, Food Policy, Food Adulteration, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Health
Food Policy

The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2012

A Bill further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This Act may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Act, 2012.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2012
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, India, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Food Policy

Categorization of food products & development of food codes

Food Safety & Standards Authority of India has developed Categorization of food products & Food Codes for all the products as covered under Chapter 2 of Food Safety & Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 including some proprietary items.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2012
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Additives, Food Process Industry, India, Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Health

 Eat at your own risk

The first-ever lab study of junk foods in India by Centre for Science and Environment published in Down To Earth exposes dubious claims by fast food giants.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2012
Down to Earth
Tags:
Fast Foods, Health Effects, Obesity, Food Process Industry, Advertising, Child Health, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Standards, Heart Diseases, India, Information, Nutrition, Non Communicable Diseases, Soft Drinks, United States Of America (US), Diabetes
Health

Why diet experts are worried about Indians and junk food

Diet experts have said Indians are consuming junk foods more often than in the past, and have warned that this poses a major risk to their health.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2012
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
CSE, CSE Study, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Safety, Fast Foods, Health Care, Health, Processed Food Standards, Food Standards, Soft Drinks

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