The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said anything that is non-food is not within its ambit. Importers, including corporates like Godrej Agrovet, said imports will arrive in 10 days as there is severe shortage in the country while global prices are 40% of local prices. India has been importing GM soyabean oil and also consumes locally produced GM cotton seed oil.
“Zero duty imports of Nepal tea cannot be stopped under SAFTA. What is required is more stringent checking by the administration so that cheap quality Nepal teas do not reach the consumers in the name of Darjeeling tea,” Kaushik Basu, secretary, Darjeeling Tea Association, told ET.
Now restaurants and sweet shopkeepers in Bihar have to write FSSAI license number on the bill, the rule applicable from October | पटना. रेस्तरां और मिठाई दुकान वालों के साथ ही अन्य तरह के खुदरा कारोबारियों को अपने ग्राहकों को दिये जाने वाले बिल पर एफएसएसएआइ का लाइसेंस नंबर लिखना अनिवार्य होगा. फूड सेफ्टी एंड स्टैंडर्ड्स ऑथोरिटी ऑफ इंडिया (एफएसएसएआइ) अक्तूबर से खाद्य का कारोबार करने वालों के लिए यह नियम लागू करने जा रहा है.
It also mentioned that even in case of pre-packaged food where the manufacturer s FSSAI number is printed on the pack, there exist a deficit of tract and trace mechanism whereby the path of the package from a manufacturer to consumer can be traced.
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AAA Food safety regulator FSSAI has mandated food business operators to mention FSSAI licence or registration number on cash receipts or purchase invoice with effect from October 1. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a latest order in this regard. Since complaints remain unresolved due to lack of specific information, this move will help consumers who can lodge an online complaint against a particular food business using the FSSAI number, it said. “Licensing and registration authorities are directed ensure its implementation mandatorily with effect from October 2, 2021,” the FSSAI said.