FSSAI to allow speciality foods for IEM, hypoallergenics import till May 1
The food regulator, FSSAI, has extended the approval for import of speciality foods for IEM and hypoallergenic conditions. FSSAI has issued an order in this regard saying that in continuation to the direction issued previously in April this year, the import of such food products will be allowed for next six months that is till […]
Direction under Section 16(5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding import of specialty foods for IEM and hypoallergenic conditions- reg.
In continuation to the earlier direction dated 20.04.2020. (copy enclosed), it has been further decided to allow the import of Food for Special Medical Purposes.(i.e. Food for Inborn errors of metabolism and hypoallergenic conditions) as listed in the Annexure-A for a further period of six months from 02.11.2020 i.e. till 01.05.2021 or till their standards […]
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 […]
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 […]
Federal agency warns food companies about import modifications
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click on the links to view the full alert modifications. Import Alert Desc […]