Food institute declares KFC’s Rizo Rice ‘safe’

Fast-food giant KFC’s Rizo Rice served at its restaurant at Scindia House in Connaught Place has been cleared of presence of artificial colouring and preservatives.
The Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore reports that the “cooked rice” sold by KFC “conform” to the general provisions of food safety and standards.
Earlier, the Delhi government’s food safety department had lifted samples of Rizo Rice on April 23, 2014 as part of its safety drive to check presence of harmful substances in food articles sold in the capital. Random samples were also taken from various restaurants and tested between January 2013 and October 2014.
The CFTRI however, found that the samples sent to it did not contain harmful preservatives such as sulphur dioxide and benzoic acid, or synthetic colouring.

Why sauce, cheese are falling foul

Goods worth ₹2,000 crore stuck at ports for not meeting new labelling norms

MUMBAI, DECEMBER 18: 

Restaurant managers in star hotels across the country are having a tough time serving continental dishes such as lamb rack, Norwegian Salmon and cooked caviar.

Reason: Imported sauces, cheese and other condiments are in short supply. Since January, many of crucial ingredients are stuck with the Customs Department at various ports.New labelling rules

The Department cannot clear these goods because under the new rules and regulations of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, these items violate labelling regulations.

A senior Customs Department official told BusinessLine that a large number of containers with goods worth about ₹2,000 crore are stuck. “Some attempts are being made to re-label the packages, but the process is slow. Some items might cross the ‘best use’ date,” the official said.Prices shoot up

Sanjeev Shekhar, General Manager of Hotel Marine Plaza in South Mumbai, said his hotel has been paying higher prices for imported ingredients since January. Hence, in April the rates of all dishes on the menu were increased by 15-20 per cent. The hotel has stocked certain ingredients but this is depleting fast. If supply does not improve then “the situation could get difficult,” he said.

The price of cranberry sauce has risen from ₹340 per 125 ml to ₹475; Parmesan Cheese from ₹480 per 200 gm to ₹650. The price of US made premium coffee Maxwell has increased by ₹480 per 200 gm to ₹700.

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அழுகிய காய்கறிகளில் உணவு தயாரிப்பு அதிகாரிகள் எச்சரிக்கை

கடலூர், டிச. 19:

கடலூர் மாவட்ட சமூகநல அலு வலக வளாகத்தில், அரசு சேவை இல்ல பள்ளி மற்றும் அரசு குழந்தைகள் காப்பகம் உள்ளது. இதில் 356 மாணவிகள் தங்கி படித்து வருகின்றனர். நேற்று இந்த இல்லத்தின் சமையல் கூடத்தை, மாவட்ட உணவு பாதுகாப்புத்துறை அதிகாரி டாக்டர் ராஜா தலைமையிலான அலுவலர்கள் ஆய்வு செய்தனர். அப்போது சமையலுக்கு பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட கத்தரிக்காய்கள் முற்றியதாகவும், அழுகிய நிலையிலும் காணப்பட்டன.

இது குழந்தைகளின் உடல்நலத்தை பாதிக்கும், எனவே அவற்றை பயன்படுத்தக்கூடாது என எச்சரித்தனர்.

இது போல் சாம்பார் தூளில் அரிசி மாவு கலக்கப்பட்டிருப்பதையும் பார்த்து அதிகாரிகள் அதிர்ச்சியடைந்தனர். தொடர்ந்து அவற்றின் மாதிரிகளை ஆய்வுக்கு அனுப்பியுள்ளனர்.

மேலும் சுற்றுப்புறங்களில் சுகாதார சீர்கேடாக பாசிப்படிந்து குழந்தைகளுக்கு பாதுகாப்பில்லாத நிலையை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது.

உடனடியாக அவற்றை சரி செய்ய வேண்டும் என்றும் அறிவுறுத்தினர்.

FSSAI Changes Date for Compliance of FSSAI Logo and License Number on the Label

FSSAI Changes Date for Compliance of FSSAI Logo and License Number on the Label

In a notification Order issued by the FSSAI on 16thDecember 2014, FSSAI has once again extended the date of compliance of FSSAI Logo and License number to 1st July 2015. 

On 7th June 2013, FSSAI first took out a notification that said that the FSSAI Logo & license number of the brand owner shall be displayed on the label of a food package in the color that is in contrast to the background.

The height of the letters and the numerals of license number had to be as prescribed in sub-regulation 2.3.3 as per Food Safety and Standards (Packaging & Labelling) regulations, 2011. 

On 31st October 2013 FSSAI had further extended the date of compliance on logo and license. FSSAI also clarified how exactly it wanted the FSSAI logo and License number to be displayed.

The FSSAI has laid emphasis on how logo and license number was to be in contrast colour to the background so that these are clearly visible.

Lic. No. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

FSSAI said that in case, the addresses of multiple units like manufacturer, packer, re-labeller, marketers were needed to be displayed on the food packet then the FSSAI logo and license number of the brand owner has to be displayed. The other multiple units will have the license number displayed along with their addresses.

“Lic. No. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX”

According to Food Safety & Standards (Packaging & Labelling) Regulations, 2011, all imported food products should carry FSSAI logo and license number and name and address of the importer on the label. The importer can either pre-print these on the label or have them on a sticker affixed on the food article, before custom clearance.

Regulation 2.6.1 of the FSS (Packaging and Labeling) Regulations 2011 has to be followed for the display of FSSAI license number and logo. The height of the letters and numerals of the license must be as prescribed in 2.3.3 of the Food Safety & Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011.

Finally FBOs must understand that the display of the FSSAI logo on the label of the food product is not a mark of certification but it just signifies that the FBO has a valid license under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.