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FSSAI internships: Freshers, students can apply before April 22
FSSAI internship: The application process has begun and will conclude on April 14, 2019. The announcement of shortlisted candidates will take place on April 22, 2019. Internships will be provided in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata and freshers can apply too.
FSSAI recruitment 2019: Apply for 275 posts for freshers, check details
FSSAI recruitment 2019: The application process will begin from March 26, 2019 and will conclude on April 14, 2019.
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FSSAI to do away with trans fats, to align with WHO goals by 2023
Civil society representatives and consumer activists have favored the policy amendment as a notable milestone towards aligning Indian’s regulation of ‘trans fats’ with World Health Organisation’s (WHO) call for global elimination of industrially-produced trans fats by 2023.
Shortage of doctors inescapable: FSSAI chief
Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, who also spoke at the same event, acknowleged that “Gujarat, especially, has an acute shortage of doctors”.
FSSAI to focus on enforcement of food standards in 2019
Some of the key regulations include the ones on alcoholic beverages, food fortification, advertising and claims, packaging, residues of pesticides, tolerance limits of antibiotics and pharmacologically active substances.
FSSAI alerts FDA about unlicensed import of chocolates
India has six ports where FSSAI officers are posted to inspect imported food items. “But there are over 250 tiny ports and entry points where we have no FSSAI officer stationed. Port officials inspect all goods,” he said.
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Gujarat has fallen behind in food fortification: FSSAI
Gujarat has been battling child and maternal malnutrition for several years. In 2013, the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) had pointed out that every third child in the state is underweight despite providing supplementary nutrition to targeted children between 2007-12.
FSSAI ropes in expert panel to review food labelling standards
In April, food safety regulator FSSAI had come out with the draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018 that propose mandatory red-label marking on such packaged food products.
India's food regulator wants life imprisonment, Rs 10 lakh fine imposed for adulteration
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recommended stringent punishment like life imprisonment, Rs 10 lakh fine for food adulteration to curb food adulteration following the Supreme Court order
World food Safety Day: FSSAI to start rating eateries on quality, hygiene
As part of a pilot project covering Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to launch a hygiene plus rating system for quick service restaurants, food chains and joints.
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