Food Safety And Standards Act

A court here has sentenced three people to six months' imprisonment for violating food safety standards in making Patanjali Elaichi "soan papadi".

A person can be prosecuted for an act or omission constituting an offence under two different laws but cannot be sentenced twice for the same offence, the Supreme Court has said.

The FSSAI is conducting a pilot programme in Goa for training of about 1,000 food safety supervisors and plans to roll out across the country in next few months.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the central government to consider to suitably amending the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Indian Penal Code to incorporate penal provisions making adulteration of milk with chemicals - adversely affecting the health of the people - punishable with life imprisonment.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the central government to consider to suitably amending the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Indian Penal Code to incorporate penal provisions making adulteration of milk with chemicals - adversely affecting the health of the people - punishable with life imprisonment.

Expressing serious concern over adulteration of milk and dairy products, the Supreme Court today said "stringent measures", including amending the Food Safety and Standards Act and making it a penal offence, are needed to "combat" the menace.

Delhi government's health department has urged the Centre to amend the definition of 'Food' and label 'tobacco' as a food item in the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 to tackle the menace of chewable tobacco in India.

Food safety watchdog FSSAI has extended the last date for registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act by three months till May 4th this year.

The Supreme Court today ordered testing of samples of Maggi noodles in Mysore laboratory after the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) had directed that it be done in Chennai.

Come October and no restaurant in Delhi will be able to operate without a food safety license. The restaurants that do not have licenses can apply online within a month by filling up a simple online form, the Delhi government announced today. Violation, it had hinted, will carry punishment.

Nestle India was asked to recall Maggi noodles as its samples were found to be containing more than permissible limits of lead and were also violating the labelling requirement, Government today said.

The Mizoram government today deferred banning of 'Maggi' instant noodles acting on instructions from the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI).

Health Minister J P Nadda informed the Lok Sabha recently that laws to prevent food and milk adulteration will be made more stringent. "We propose to comprehensively review the Food Safety and Standards Act, Rules and Regulations to address the concerns...

A court here has sentenced three people to six months' imprisonment for violating food safety standards in making Patanjali Elaichi "soan papadi".

A person can be prosecuted for an act or omission constituting an offence under two different laws but cannot be sentenced twice for the same offence, the Supreme Court has said.

The FSSAI is conducting a pilot programme in Goa for training of about 1,000 food safety supervisors and plans to roll out across the country in next few months.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the central government to consider to suitably amending the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Indian Penal Code to incorporate penal provisions making adulteration of milk with chemicals - adversely affecting the health of the people - punishable with life imprisonment.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the central government to consider to suitably amending the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Indian Penal Code to incorporate penal provisions making adulteration of milk with chemicals - adversely affecting the health of the people - punishable with life imprisonment.

Expressing serious concern over adulteration of milk and dairy products, the Supreme Court today said "stringent measures", including amending the Food Safety and Standards Act and making it a penal offence, are needed to "combat" the menace.

Delhi government's health department has urged the Centre to amend the definition of 'Food' and label 'tobacco' as a food item in the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 to tackle the menace of chewable tobacco in India.

Food safety watchdog FSSAI has extended the last date for registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act by three months till May 4th this year.

The Supreme Court today ordered testing of samples of Maggi noodles in Mysore laboratory after the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) had directed that it be done in Chennai.

Come October and no restaurant in Delhi will be able to operate without a food safety license. The restaurants that do not have licenses can apply online within a month by filling up a simple online form, the Delhi government announced today. Violation, it had hinted, will carry punishment.

Nestle India was asked to recall Maggi noodles as its samples were found to be containing more than permissible limits of lead and were also violating the labelling requirement, Government today said.

The Mizoram government today deferred banning of 'Maggi' instant noodles acting on instructions from the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI).

Health Minister J P Nadda informed the Lok Sabha recently that laws to prevent food and milk adulteration will be made more stringent. "We propose to comprehensively review the Food Safety and Standards Act, Rules and Regulations to address the concerns...