Food Safety

Coronavirus Outbreak: Follow these steps to maintain hygiene while handling fruits, vegetables at market and home

Amid coronavirus outbreak, practising the right protocols to safely handle fruits and vegetables at the market and home is of optimum importance

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) in your food: Is it really as bad as some experts claim?

Is MSG really that unsafe, especially when you consider that the US Food and Drug Administration labelled it “generally recognized as safe” back in 1995?

Around 38% of processed milk samples fail to meet prescribed quality norm: FSSAI study

Processed milk, including of major brands, have failed to meet the prescribed quality norm in 37.7 percent of the total samples tested, according to an FSSAI study

As part of ‘Eat Right India’ campaign, FSSAI has trained over 1.7 lakh supervisors to ensure food safety, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

As part of 'Eat Right India' campaign, the central food regulator - Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has trained over 1.7 lakh food safety supervisors who will spread awareness and sensitise people and food vendors on food safety

First-ever World Food Safety Day on 7 June makes ensuring safe and nutritious food for all 'everyone's business'

Food safety is the handling, preparing and storing food in a way to best reduce the risk of individuals becoming sick from foodborne illnesses

FSSAI to increase sample testing, enforcement activities to ensure availability of safe food to people

In the last few years, FSSAI has given thrust to improve government labs through financial support and also notified private labs, he added.

Zomato, Swiggy, Foodpanda, seven others delist over 5,000 restaurants for not having food safety regulator's approval

The move by the companies comes after FSSAI asked them in July to stop using edibles supplied by non-licensed operators after it received consumer complaints of sub-standard food being served through these platforms.

FSSAI directs 10 e-commerce firms to delist non-licensed operators after consumers complaint of sub-standard food

Box8, Faasos, FoodCloud, Foodmingo, Foodpanda, JusFood, LimeTray, Swiggy, UberEats and Zomato have been directed by the FSSAI

FSSAI to introduce technology-based system to ensure transparent food safety inspection

FSSAI to introduce a technology-based system to ensure that food safety inspection and sampling are conducted in a transparent and objective manner.

FSSAI says staple pins on tea bags can cause health hazards, bans them from January

The decision was taken after complaints of staple pins in tea bags