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Thursday, October 23, 2025
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Topic: FSSAI

Halal ban only for companies selling packaged products, not hotels & restaurants, says UP FSDA chief

Clarification comes even as STF is set to probe charges that firms providing halal certification may be passing on 'inappropriate benefits to anti-social & anti-national elements'.

India considers policy on non-sugar sweeteners after WHO guidelines caution against adverse effects

In 15 May guideline, World Health Organization said artificial sweeteners don't have any long-term benefit in reducing body fat & may cause potential undesirable effects from long-term use.

FSSAI reconsidering plan to introduce front-of-pack Health Star Rating for packaged food items

In backdrop of Bournvita controversy, food safety regulator has called meeting with stakeholders this month to discuss whether HSR or pictorial warning labels are better idea, it is learnt.

Influencer deletes viral reel highlighting Bournvita’s sugar content after ‘legal notice’ from Cadbury

Taking a dig at the brand’s tagline 'Taiyari jeet ki', Revant Himatsingka had said it should instead be 'Taiyari diabetes ki'. The reel had 12 mn views on his Instagram page alone.

FSSAI retracts ‘dahi’ notification after stiff opposition from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

States raised concerns over imposition of Hindi after FSSAI in January ordered labelling of curd as ‘dahi’ and usage of regional terms in brackets next to the Hindi term.

Hard-won gutka ban is now under threat. This time from courts

Are pan masala, gutka, zarda, khaini food or tobacco? Indian manufacturers are challenging state bans and courts are the battleground.

Majority of Indian consumers prefer front-of-pack label than FSSAI’s star rating, survey finds

The study found that 77% of consumers prefer a front-of-the-pack red label on ultra-processed foods and believed it to be more effective than the FSSAI-proposed star rating system.

Breast milk sales picking up in India. Is it dairy or Ayurveda?

Two companies in Bengaluru and Mohali have been quick off the blocks in producing and selling mother's milk. But it's happening in a regulatory vacuum and without any ethical debate.

Your food packet can be ultra-processed if it has more than 5 ingredients. Read the label

Prevalence of obesity in India has increased by nearly 25 per cent during the last five years, both in adult men and women. Ultra-processed foods might be the cause.

Colour coding or star rating—FSSAI food labelling plan can trigger a new nutrition war

The ground for front-of-pack-labelling in India was laid in 2010, when in response to a PIL, the Delhi High Court asked FSSAI to strictly regulate junk food.

On Camera

Pakistan can’t bend Taliban with bombs. It must stop the Yemen-isation of Durand Line

This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.