It’s now up to health systems to solve our food problems
It’s now up to health systems to play a significant role in solving our food problems. Access to healthy foods is further restricted by food deserts, neighborhoods without grocery stores, and food swamps, neighborhoods saturated with fast food. Acknowledging food insecurity’s outsized role in driving poor nutrition and chronic disease necessitates prioritizing healthy food access […]
Indians consume less protein, prone to diseases: Report
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition in its report ‘What India Eats’ has brought out some stark findings on food consumption pattern of Indians, giving an idea as to why the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes is high in the country. The report highlights that while Indians consume carbohydrate-rich cereals in large quantities, the consumption […]
FSSAI amends Licensing and Registration Regulations covering Fees, Testing, Inspection & Audit, Food Safety Supervisors, Facilitators, etc.
1.In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), FSSAI has framed the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2018 and the same were approved by the Food Authority in its meeting held on 6th November, 2019. 2. […]
FSSAI Extends last date for mandatory audits of premises for Food Businesses with Central License to 31st Dec 2020.
In continuation of the clarifications issued vide letters of even number dated 24.09.2019, 29.11.2019 and 12.06.2020 with respect to order dated 13.08.2019 mandating audits of food businesses holding Central Licenses and falling under high risk categories, it is informed that keeping in view the current situation due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the last date for mandatory […]
Berkeley bans grocery stores from putting candy at checkout aisles, requires healthy snacks instead
The Berkeley City Council has passed an ordinance that bars grocery stores from selling candy and soda at checkout lines and instead encourages the sale of healthy snacks such as fruit, nuts and beverages with no added sugars. The ordinance, passed unanimously Tuesday night, applies to retailers with stores greater than 2,500 square feet and […]
Availability of FSIS Import Guidance
In July 2017, FSIS published and requested comment on guidance for importing meat, poultry, and egg products into the United States. FSIS is announcing updates to this guidance and responding to comments received on the guidance. FSIS intends for this guidance to help U.S. importers, customs brokers, official import inspection establishments, and other interested persons […]
FSSAI issues final gazette notification on healthy diets for school kids
These regulations were result of the direction of the Delhi High Court wherein it has asked the apex food regulator to review the subject and an Expert Group and later on a HFSS Expert Committee was constituted to give recommendations regarding the food products which are high in saturated fat or trans fats or added […]
China asks frozen food importers to shun countries with severe coronavirus
China had reported no local infections of the coronavirus for more than a month but recently detected it on the packaging of imported aquatic products in Jilin province and Qingdao city BEIJING : (Reuters) – China’s capital called on importers on Monday to shun frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after […]
Two more national labs in Chennai and Mumbai with testing of GM foods
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has sought proposals for setting up two National Food Laboratories in Chennai and Mumbai. Currently FSSAI has two NFLs, one for Northern India in Ghaziabad and second at Kolkata for Eastern India. According to an FSSAI official, the apex food regulator intends to set up two more, […]
Plan to fortify oils with vit A, D to boost immunity
The government is working on a plan to make it mandatory for all edible oils to be fortified with vitamins A and D to address general malnutrition issues and boost immunity amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The compulsory fortification announcement is on the cards with India’s apex food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of […]