FDA Announces New FSSAI Requirements for Dairy Exports to India
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has implemented new requirements for dairy products for human consumption imported into India. Effective September 1, 2024, FSSAI is requiring establishments that import dairy products into India to appear on FSSAI’s lists of approved establishments eligible to export such products. FSSAI will include establishments on these…
FSSAI officials flag hygiene violations at dairy units in Hyderabad
The task force teams of Telangana’s Commissioner of Food Safety conducted inspections at dairy manufacturing units in Hyderabad on June 25 (Tuesday) and uncovered hygiene violations. At Sapthagiri Foods in Karmanghat, the teams found a copy of the FSSAI licence displayed in the office. Head gear, gloves, and uniforms were available for the food handlers. However,…
Human Finger and Dead Centipede found in Icecream at Mumbai and Noida
DAYS after a resident of Mumbai found a piece of flesh, suspected to be of a human finger, in an ice-cream cone, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted an inspection at the premises of Fortune Dairy Industries, the third party manufacturer of the ice cream, in Indapur taluka of Pune and…
Why FSSAI advises against consuming breast milk and banned its sales
Food Safety and Standards Authorities of India (FSSAI) officials in Chennai cracked down on an outlet suspected of selling human breast milk. The outlet was under observation for 10 days after receiving a complaint. While no sales were observed during the surveillance period, a surprise inspection on Friday uncovered a hidden stock of breast milk,…
India’s food regulator FSSAI warns against selling human milk
India’s top food safety body, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has issued a directive to all states to stop granting licenses for the sale or processing of human milk. The advisory, released on May 24, emphasizes that “activities related to the commercialisation of human milk and its products should be immediately…
Plant-based food cos urge FSSAI to ease ‘milk’ label rules
New Delhi: Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) on Tuesday urged the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to ease restrictions on the use of the term “milk” on packaging. Speaking at a summit here, PBFIA Executive Director Sanjay Sethi requested the FSSAI to allow uniform nomenclature, despite the current “this is not dairy” disclaimer on cartons, a statement said. Sethi called for…
Revolutionizing Indian Dairying: 10-Point Wishlist for India@2047
By popular demand, DairyNews7x7 proudly presents our inaugural feature on the Indian dairy sector! Delve into the critical issues demanding urgent attention from policymakers. With elections underway, it’s paramount that these key points resonate with all, shaping a formidable agenda for the incoming government to ensure the continual advancement of India’s dairy industry. Currently, India…
Ramp up testing of food products: Delhi High Court to FSSAI
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stressed the need to ramp up testing of food products in the national capital to ascertain their quality, saying the food cycle has become “corrupted” and being the apex body, the FSSAI needs to take steps to ensure that there is enough testing. “The FSSAI needs to ramp up…
Delhi High Court: City Dairies Fail Statutory Compliance
Observing that “citizens are consuming” milk products “which may not be very safe”, the Delhi High Court Wednesday said it will set up a “pilot project” in Madanpur Khadar Dairy — one of the nine designated dairies in the city — to address issues such as the use of “spurious” banned drugs like Oxytocin which…
Activists call out FSSAI for increasing permissible level of pesticides in Indian herbs, spices
Much to the outrage of activists and scientists, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) increased the maximum residue limit (MRL) of pesticides in herbs and spices by a whopping 10 times. The order dated April 8, 2024, revealed that the MRL of pesticides has increased substantially from 0.01 milligrammes per kilogramme (mg /…