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.

An Act to enact the law relating to safety and standards of the food and to establish the Punjab Food Authority to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

India started exporting a small amount of honey in 1991-1992 and has now established itself as an important honey exporter to the world market. The quantity exported has increased substantially, and today India exports honey to 62 countries, including Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. This publication documents studies on the policy and processes that enabled India to export honey to the international market. It shows how India has adopted the policies, processes, standards, and guidelines of the Codex Alimentarius and the European Directive on honey.

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standards are substantially the same as were notified under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules 1955 which got repealed on 5th August, 2011.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