Government to give Food Safety and Standards Authority of India more teeth
The Dollar Business Bureau The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in its latest move on Tuesday, recommended imposition of ban on milk and milk products, chocolates from China for one-year period, i.e, till June 23, 2016. India imposed ban on said-products firstly in September 2008, after having found presence of melamine (used for making plastics and fertilizer) in the imported products. The recent move has been termed as a preventive measure, as India doesn’t import milk products from China. “Ban on import of milk and milk products, including chocolates and chocolate products and candies/confectioneries/ food preparations with milk and milk solids as ingredients from China may be extended for a period of one year, up to June 23, 2016, ...
