New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI has approved standards for alcoholic drinks like whiskey and beer and finalised a list of additives to be used for making these products, a top official said.
This is a first for all major alcoholic drinks in the country for which standards and the additives list have been finalised.
"The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has finalised a list of food additives and standards with respect to alcoholic beverages...," FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal told PTI.
"With this, FSSAI has crossed a major landmark in setting of standards for almost all food categories available in the country," he said.
This assumes importance because food products which have been manufactured by using these approved additives may not require product approval.
The regulator was in the spotlight after it banned Maggi noodles in June last year, which was later lifted by the Bombay High Court.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
This is a first for all major alcoholic drinks in the country for which standards and the additives list have been finalised.
"The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has finalised a list of food additives and standards with respect to alcoholic beverages...," FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal told PTI.
"With this, FSSAI has crossed a major landmark in setting of standards for almost all food categories available in the country," he said.
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This assumes importance because food products which have been manufactured by using these approved additives may not require product approval.
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The regulator was in the spotlight after it banned Maggi noodles in June last year, which was later lifted by the Bombay High Court.
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(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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