FSSAI’s regulatory crackdown on food safety and labeling
New proposals and enforcement actions by FSSAI—such as banning added sugars in baby food and setting pesticide limits—are raising compliance hurdles. Operators must stay updated on these changes to avoid fines, license suspensions, or legal action, particularly in high-risk categories like baby food and tea.
From the sources
- Your daily chai under scanner: FSSAI proposes new science-based limits for two pesticide residues in tea; what consumers should know
- FSSAI proposes banning addition of fructose, sucrose in baby food products
- Expired food back on sale? Reliance Consumer, Zomato, Blinkit under Maharashtra FDA scanner
- Railway base kitchen shut, 978 kg of food seized and 30 catering units flagged: What UP food safety officials found during inspections
- Food companies, quick-commerce platforms face stricter FSSAI checks, higher compliance costs: Jefferies
- Delhi High Court seeks FSSAI, Centre's response on sale of non-dairy products as paneer
- From paneer to pizza, FSSAI puts India’s Rs 200 lakh crore consumer boom to the test. Who pays?
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