Regulation for analogues and ghee standards amended by FSSAI
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th December, 2021 F. No. M&MP/Notification(05)/FSSAI-2019.-Whereas the draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2020, were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), vide notification […]
What Does “Milk” Mean to Indian Consumers?
An article by Kritika Singh The Swedish oat-milk brand Oatly has been considered one of the pioneers of the Farm transition movement ever since the company first supported a dairy farmer’s switch to plant-based farming back in 2017. As a result, the farmer was able to increase his profits while also decreasing his greenhouse gas […]
India’s dairy farmers should shift to ethno-veterinary medicines
Some lifesaving solutions are so simple and obvious that they remain hidden in plain sight. This is particularly true for livestock disease treatments that have evolved over generations through experiences of communities, withstood the test of time, are embodied in local culture and practices and yet, the knowledge remains untapped in the absence of standardisation and […]
The motivation for food fraud through milk adulteration is economic
Milk and dairy product adulteration came into global concern after breakthrough of melamine contamination in Chinese infant milk products in 2008. However, history of milk adulteration is very old. Swill milk scandal has been reported in 1850 which killed 8000 infants in New York alone. Milk is considered to be the ‘ideal food’ because of […]
The motivation for food fraud through milk adulteration is economic
Milk and dairy product adulteration came into global concern after breakthrough of melamine contamination in Chinese infant milk products in 2008. However, history of milk adulteration is very old. Swill milk scandal has been reported in 1850 which killed 8000 infants in New York alone. Milk is considered to be the ‘ideal food’ because of […]
Display best before date for loose sweets or pay upto Rs 2 lakhs fine : FDA
Intensifying surveillance amid the festive season, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have told sweet shop owners to display a ‘best before date’ for loose sweets kept in trays/containers. Pune FDA joint commissioner (food) Shivaji Desai said sweet shop owners and others in the food business can decide on the ‘best before date’ depending on […]
No coercive action for using dairy terms by Plant based products Cos : HC
The Delhi High Court Friday protected five companies selling plant-based milk products, such as almond and oats milk, from any coercive steps pursuant to FSSAI orders directing action against them, including de-listing by e-commerce food business operators, if they used “dairy terms” for their goods. Justice Rekha Palli, who was hearing a batch of petitions […]
Draft notification of Vegan Foods for inviting comments by FSSAI
Draft Regulations Short Title and Commencement – (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2021. Definitions- (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) ―Vegan Food means those foods or food ingredients that have not made use of any ingredients, additives and processing aids of animal […]
E-commerce sites to delist plant-based products with dairy terms-FSSAI
FSSAI is in receipt of a complaint dated 01.03.2021 from National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI) vide which specific instances of alleged violations of the use of dairy terminology for non-dairy or plant based products as mentioned in the complaint, have been brought to the notice of this office. In this regard, it may […]
Milk Olympics : Difference between Black gold and Desi silver reduces
Is Authenticity of Milk a bigger challenge than Safety of Milk ? In a recently revised standard for Buffalo milk by FSSAI, the fat standard is reduced from 6% to 5%. Buffalo–milk is nearly–2–times richer in fat and about 30% higher in milk–solids-not -fat (mSNF) contents–than–cow–milk . One litre of buffalo milk can be equated with […]
