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FSSAI Warns Food Vendors Against Using Newspapers for Packing and Serving Food

FSSAI Warns Food Vendors Against Using Newspapers for Packing and Serving Food

Rajeev Sharma :- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a fresh advisory directing food vendors and businesses to stop using newspapers for packing, wrapping or serving food, citing serious health and safety concerns. The advisory follows a recent enforcement action in Mumbai, where food was found being packed and served in newspapers. The action was carried out jointly by FSSAI’s West Regional Office and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). According to the food regulator, newspaper ink contains harmful substances such as chemicals, pigments, colours, lead and other heavy metals that can contaminate food…
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FSSAI Orders Immediate Removal of ‘ORS’ Branding from Food and Beverage Products

FSSAI Orders Immediate Removal of ‘ORS’ Branding from Food and Beverage Products

New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): In a move aimed at protecting consumers from potentially misleading product claims, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instructed all state and union territory food safety commissioners, along with central licensing bodies, to enforce a ban on the use of the term “ORS” in food and drink product branding. The food safety regulator has made it clear that no food business operator is permitted to use "ORS"—whether by itself or combined with any prefix, suffix, or trademark element—in the naming or marketing of food items. The use of this term, typically associated…
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