FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has amended its regulations for fixing loopholes in the definition of proprietary food, were under the definition several nutraceutical and health supplements have been approved. As per the revised regulation Neutraceuticals and dietary and health supplements such as fortified foods and energy drinks will no longer be considered as proprietary food by FSSAI.

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FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) following the direction of the high court after the petition filed by Uday Foundation have come up with a draft of guidelines. These guidelines will help in making ‘Wholesome, Nutritious, Safe and Hygienic Food’ to School Children. The guidelines currently are in two parts, which include Guidelines for making available Wholesome and Nutritious Food to school children and Guidelines on Food Safety, Hygiene and Sanitation for Food available in school canteens.

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Around 24 food testing labs in India are currently running without notification with the Food Safety and Standard authority of India (FSSAI) under the Union Health Ministry. Out of the 24, 14 labs have enjoyed  grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries for setting up the labs and their upgradation, but yet not managed to obtain the mandatory National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation.

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