Here are the compliance requirements in India for manufacturers of Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK), premix for FRK, and associated equipment, as of recent regulations/orders. Key Regulatory Frameworks: FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) — under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; its regulations, rules and orders. BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) — […]

About Hygiene Rating: FSSAI Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is an online, transparent scoring and rating process which aims to allow consumers to make informed choices about the places where they eat out & through these choices, encourage businesses to improve their hygiene standards & thus reduce the incidence of food-borne illness. This Hygiene rating concept […]

Need and various aspects of food testing and notified NABL, Referral and Reference labs: Access to safe, reliable and nutritious food supplies is a basic need for all people. Food industry in India is evolving every day. There are thousands of food companies, manufacturers, restaurants, processing companies, food carts and cloud kitchens that are catering […]

As scientific evidence linking diet and health expands and deepens, the need to provide more nutritional information to consumers has been recognized. One of the main drivers for nutrition labelling is the increased prevalence of diet-related noncommunicable diseases. Labelling is useful for promoting consumption of foods containing vitamins, minerals and protein as well. The main […]

There are many components of a food label that aim to protect consumers from fraud and promote the health of consumers. Codex recommends that key types of information about the exact nature and characteristics of packaged foods be mandatory on labels. By outlining provisions requiring this information in food labelling, legislation can give authority to […]