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FSSAI Supported by Danone India inaugurated Mauli – India’s First All-Women Clean Street Food Hub in Mumbai. The hub was formally inaugurated by Union Minister Piyush Goyal on August 17, 2025. This landmark initiative, launched under FSSAI’s Eat Right India movement, brings together food safety, women’s empowerment and sustainable entrepreneurship. Read More

A stakeholders consultation held here recently reviewed the current regulations, implementation challenges, and alignment with global standards to enhance consumer protection, public health, and food industry innovation. Read More

The FSSAI has surveyed 86,000 food commodities analysed for pesticide residues, in the last fiscal. According to Ministry of Health, 2.8% of the samples were found exceeding the limits set by the food regulator.  Read More

The Union Health Ministry has said that no colour/additive is permitted to be used in prepared foods being sold by vendors such as vegetable, chicken and fish kebabs. Read More

The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, has notified an amendment to the Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 (VOPPA Regulation Order, 2011). Originally issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, the order was framed following the repeal of earlier regulations by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Read More

The FSSAI has decided to withdraw the notification with respect to the limit of copper in ‘Hops Pellets’ used in production of beer. The food authority in a new order has directed food businesses to adhere to the limit of 20mg/kg.  Read More

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), is implementing a Central Sector Umbrella scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY).  As on 30.06.2025, under the various component schemes of PMKSY, 1601 projects have been approved and grant-in-aid of Rs 6411.61 crore has been disbursed/released to these projects. This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Sh. Ravneet Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

The food authority has notified the updated regulations related to synthetic food colour preparation and mixtures under the FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additive) Regulations.  Read More

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a list of Ayurveda Aahara covered under the Food Safety and Standards (Ayurveda Aahara) Regulations, 2022, under category A.  Read More

The Department of Fisheries, Government of India (DoF, GoI) is implementing various schemes for holistic development of fisheries sector in all States/UTs including Kerala. Read More