FSSAI explained: How does India’s food safety regulator work?
- FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is India’s food regulator that sets safety standards and monitors manufacturing, storage, distribution, sale and import of food products.
- Established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, FSSAI works under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ensure food quality and consumer safety.
- FSSAI regulates food labels by checking details like ingredients, nutritional information, expiry dates, manufacturer details, vegetarian/non-vegetarian symbols and misleading claims.
- Recently, FSSAI has scrutinised food labels and claims, with companies facing notices over misleading and incorrect declarations.
Source: storyboard18.com
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