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FSSAI CEO stresses on more inspections of high-risk food establishments in Tamil Nadu, during meeting with State food safety officials during the launch of Food Import Rejection Alert (FIRA) portal and regular update of Rejected Imported Food Consignments Discussed with Senior Officials of Chennai Customs Chennai. G Kamala Vardhana Rao, CEO, FSSAI stressed upon increasing inspections of high-risk food establishments and periodical review of food testing laboratories in Tamil Nadu in a meeting with  Lalvena, principal secretary and food safety commissioner, Tamil Nadu. Rao also discussed the ongoing work of development of Healthy and Hygienic Food Streets at various locations and urged the work to be expedited so that these hubs can be used by the public at the earliest.   Read More

Unilever is bringing hydration drink Liquid IV, its largest global brand in the health and wellbeing business, which will compete directly with energy and sports drinks such as Logan Paul’s Prime, Red Bull and Gatorade. The plan to introduce Liquid IV is part of Hindustan Unilever’s wider strategy to grow the share of its premium product portfolio by 9 percentage points in the beauty and wellbeing business-its biggest profit generator currently. Read More

Coca-Cola has recalled a variety of soft drinks from 10 countries because of chemical contamination. Read More

The Karnataka government has now asked the Centre to procure all types of millets at minimum support price (MSP). This is a market intervention strategy by the government to protect the farmers  against any fall in prices. The state is home to 8 varieties:  barnyard millet, kodo millet, little millet, finger millet, foxtail millet, proso millet and pearl and sorghum. Read More

The UK and India will relaunch talks on free trade and a bilateral investment treaty, British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron said. Read More

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licence of a restaurant, popular for selling biryani at Rs 20 in Thoothukudi, has been temporarily suspended by the food safety department on Tuesday, citing unhygienic preparation and selling of food in the name of chicken biryani without chicken pieces. Read More

For ensuring that rejected/expired food items do not get rebranded and sold for human consumption under the guise of cattle feed, the Indian food regulator FSSAI has introduced a new provision in the FoSCoS for the quarterly submission of information by FSSAI Licensed Food Manufacturers (including Repacker, Relabeller & Importers). Read More

In the recent 118th episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi announced the the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for as many as 7 products from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Read More

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO has called for more frequent inspections of high-risk food establishments and regular reviews of food testing laboratories in Tamil Nadu. This directive came during a meeting with Principal Secretary and Food Safety Commissioner of Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday. This press release was issued on January 23, 2024. Read More

https://www.mumbailive.com/en/civic/fda-to-implement-100-day-action-plan-for-food-safety-87458Under the 100-day action plan implemented by the Food and Drug Administration, efforts will be made to ensure that citizens get good food. Read More