Food Safety & Standards Authority of India has developed Categorization of food products & Food Codes for all the products as covered under Chapter 2 of Food Safety & Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 including some proprietary items. A table has been prepared clarifying the items covered under Central/State Licensing and registration.

The standards for food products and additives have been prescribed in the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. These standards are substantially the same as were notified under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules 1955 which got repealed on 5th August, 2011. The standards have evolved over a period of time on the basis of contemporary data, scientific development and various other factors impinging on safety of the products and health of the consumer.

Read this new report on National Survey on Milk Adulteration 2011 conducted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to ascertain the quality of milk and identify different type of adulteration in the liquid milk throughout the country.

The following draft of certain regulation further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and labeling) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety

These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues)
Regulations, 2011.

These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2011.  They extend to the whole of India.  They shall come into force from such date as may be notified by the Food Authority by publication in the Official Gazette.

Whereas Central Government proposes to make draft Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 91 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), which have been notified by the Government of India vide SO 1855 (E) dated 29th July, 2010.  These rules may be called the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011.

In exercise of powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and in pursuance of clause (m) of sub section (2) of section 92 read with sub section (4) of section 28 of the said Act, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India with the previous approval of the Central Government hereby makes the

The draft Food Safety and Standards Rules 2011 has been notified in the Gazette of India on 19/01/2011. These rules may be called the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2010. The draft Food Safety and Standard Rules, 2011 which the central Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 91 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006).

Read this summary of the monitoring of pesticide residues in the food commodities conducted from April 2008 to March 2009 at national level by Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and the IARI.