FDA is committed to reducing lead in food.  FDA’s Closer to Zero initiative is a science-based, iterative approach to decreasing toxic elements, including lead, in foods over time, including by setting action levels. The purpose of this guidance is to provide information to industry on the action levels for lead in processed food intended for babies and […]

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India lays down science-based standards for articles of food and regulates their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure the availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected there with or incidental there to. For this, FSSAI notifies individual regulations and amendments to […]

Holding true: food product claims and regulations Importance of food product claims and examines some of the regulations industry must adhere to across the globe. How do consumers make an informed decision before buying a food product or a food supplement? They simply usually look for the claims mentioned on the label to confirm the […]

GMO foods have been available to consumers since the early 1990s. Since then, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have worked together to ensure that crops produced through genetic engineering are safe for people, animals, and the environment. Despite there being a wide […]

Exporting FBOs required to file their quarterly e-Return for every quarter for their existing License no. in Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) to avoid penal provisions under FSS act 2006 leading to cancellation of License. For more information, please Chat with us Ask The Expert.