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With the new sugar season commencing on October 1, 2026, the Government of India has tightened stock-holding norms for sugar dealers to ensure adequate supplies and reasonable prices during the festive season. Read More

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken strict enforcement action against products from Nestle India and Everest Food Products Pvt Ltd. As per FSSAI, for Nestle, a prohibitory order on sale of ‘low fat dairy whitener’ was issued while Everest was asked to recall its ‘pre packed cumin powder’. Read More

The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has written to all the commissioners of food safety and regional directors to conduct special drives to ensure food safety, quality and prevention of adulteration during the upcoming festival season. Read More

The Government has decided that the existing 15 days’ stockholding limit for bulk consumers is relaxed to 30 days, subject to the condition that the quantity of stock held beyond the existing 15 days’ limit shall be sourced exclusively from sugar imported under the Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS) and Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ). Read More

The FSSAI has formally reconstituted its top-tier Scientific Committee alongside 21 specialised Scientific Panels, with a formal order setting a new three-year tenure for the incoming expert bodies effective immediately. Read More

In its submission to the Supreme Court, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed a red hexagonal warning label for packaged food items high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS). Read Morehttps://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/red-hexagonal-warning-label-for-packaged-hfss-items-proposed-87739

India’s apex food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has directed food importers and custom brokers to use a specific ‘qualifier declaration’ when filing import documents for non-food grade items. The move is designed to streamline port-of-entry clearances and prevent unnecessary administrative delays. Read More

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged Food Business Operators (FBOs) and other applicants seeking food licenses in the state to apply directly through the authorised online system and avoid agents or intermediaries claiming to facilitate approvals. The advisory follows instances of individuals and establishments allegedly posing as authorised representatives of the FDA and demanding money from applicants by misusing the names of government officials or employees. Read More

Enforcement actions by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) revealed that nearly one in every five food samples tested across the country during the 2025–26 financial year failed to meet safety and quality standards. Read More

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs has recommended mandatory sugar-level classifications and colour-coded warning labels on packaged foods, targeting high sugar content in infant products and deceptive claims on e-commerce platforms. Read More