Tamil Nadu says no to Hindi word ‘Dahi’ on Aavin curd packets
The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, Aavin, has informed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that it will not print the word ‘Dahi’, the Hindi equivalent for curd on its packets. The FSSAI had proposed to drop the English term ‘curd’ and had wanted to include the term Dahi and had […]
FSSAI Insists for using dahi on Nandini curd sachet
In what is being seen as yet another attempt to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking Southern States, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is now faced with a direction from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to label curd as “Dahi” prominently and use “Mosaru” (the Kannada equivalent) in brackets. In the same […]
FSSAI asks states, UTs to deploy mobile testing vans
Food regulator FSSAI has asked states and Union Territories to deploy mobile testing vans to check quality of milk and milk products considering higher demand during upcoming Holi festival. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a statement that it has “directed states/UTs to deploy Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) mobile […]
FSSAI asks to check on products being sold as plant-based ghee
In its latest order, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked food safety commissioners to take “enforcement action” against companies that are selling plant-based ghee and butter. In its order dated January 23, it said that such products are of non-animal origin and are blends and mixtures of edible oils and hydrogenated […]
Reports Related To Milk Adulteration False: Government
The Centre on Thursday termed “false” a media report that the WHO has issued an advisory to the government stating if adulteration of milk and milk products is not checked immediately, 87 per cent of citizen would be suffering from serious disease like cancer by 2025. In an official statement, the Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & […]
G Kamala Vardhana Rao takes charge as new CEO of FSSAI
G Kamala Vardhana Rao has taken over the charge as the CEO of food regulator FSSAI. According to a statement, Rao, an IAS officer, took charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Thursday. In a Personnel Ministry order on December 26, Rao was named […]
NHRC seeks report over spurious milk
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday issued a statement stating that it has taken suo motu cognizance of a vernacular media report claiming that refined and caustic soda is being mixed in one litre of milk to make it 15 litres of spurious liquid to reap profits in Dhanbad. According to reports, there is […]
Breast milk sales picking up in India. Is it dairy or Ayurveda?
Imagine a 15 ml bottle, the size of an eye drop medicine, or those shampoo sachets commonly found in neighbourhood shops. Now imagine these bottles and sachets carrying breast milk for newborns without the need to put them in freezers. The childcare industry in India has new entrants. And this time, they claim they are not […]
Perfect Day Expands Global Footprint :Owned Manufacturing Cap in India
Perfect Day, Inc. today announces a deepening of its global vision and production prowess with two critical steps in India—a critical market for the company to scale its production capacity, extend its kinder, greener impact, and add top caliber talent to its team. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has approved the company’s […]
Himalayan yak gets food animal tag; milk and meat to be used
The Himalayan yak has earned the food animal tag from the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). The categorisation is expected to help check the decline in the population of the high-altitude bovine by making it a part of the conventional milk and meat industry. Mihir Sarkar, Director of the National Research Centre […]