Berkeley, California- headquartered food technology startup Perfect Day Inc., acquired Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech through the liquidation process, via an e-auction. Founded in 1985 the Indian company provides active pharmaceutical ingredients. It owns two manufacturing facilities - one in Gujarat and the other in Tamil Nadu. The facilities are outfitted for...
India Debates the Need for Warning Labels on Food Products
Leading doctors and global public health experts in India have emphasized the need for consumer-friendly warning labels on packaged food. The food industry wants the label to be a guideline informing the consumer about the quantity of salt, sugar, sodium and fats in the packet without giving a health warning,...
India Finalizes Standards for Alcoholic Beverages
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published the final version on its Alcoholic Beverage Standards which will be implemented on April 1, 2019. These Food and Safety Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations 2018, outline standards for both distilled and non-distilled alcoholic beverages such as Brandy, Gin, Rum, Vodka, Whisky,...
India to Limit Use of Anitbiotics in Livestock
To ensure that the residue of antibiotics in meat does not lead to the development of antimicrobial resistance in humans, India's Federal Ministry of Health aims to cap the maximum acceptable limits of antibiotics in food from animal sources. Accordingly, the ministry has sent a notification to the state-owned which...
India's Food Safety Regulator Eases Business Policies
To facilitate ease of doing business, state-owned Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) put in place procedures to simplify licensing and registration processes: It developed an online Food Licensing and Registration System in all states, (except in Nagaland) as also at airports, seaports and in India's railway systems....
India's Food Regulator Issues Guidelines on Organic Food
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published a regulatory framework to ensure the authenticity of foods that are labeled as 'organic.' According to the Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) Regulations, 2017, no person or business may manufacture, pack, sell, offer for sale, market, or otherwise distribute or...