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Economic Times
11-08-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Nearly 1 in 5 food samples, including popular chocolates, fail quality tests
Food safety inspections in India revealed that many chocolate samples did not meet required standards. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India conducted nationwide surveys. They found violations in nearly 20% of chocolate samples tested. The regulator is also focusing on e-commerce food platforms. They are warning them to comply with safety protocols. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads E-comm food chains face strict warnings If you thought chocolates were always a safe indulgence, think again. Nearly 20% of food samples tested in India during 2024–25 — including popular chocolate brands — failed to meet required safety standards, the government told the Lok Sabha, reported findings came from nationwide surveys conducted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which flagged chocolates among the most concerning categories in its Health Minister Prataprao Jadhav revealed that FSSAI, through its four regional offices and state/UT authorities, regularly conducts targeted drives such as the National Annual Surveillance Plan (NASP), along with inspections and random food products are found to violate safety norms, the regulator takes punitive action against the responsible 2024–25, over 1.7 lakh samples were analysed, of which 34,388 were deemed non-conforming and legal cases were filed in 31,407 instances, according to the report.A similar pattern emerged in 2023–24, when roughly the same number of samples were tested and 33,808 failed to meet chocolates and packaged goods, FSSAI has set its sights on India's booming e-commerce food July, the regulator warned leading platforms of 'severe action' if they failed to comply with safety a meeting attended by more than 70 representatives from major e-commerce players, FSSAI CEO G. Kamala Vardhana Rao ordered all platforms to prominently display their FSSAI license or registration numbers on every receipt, invoice, and cash also called for details about the Food Safety Connect App to be printed on consumer-facing documents, and for full disclosure of warehouse and storage facility information on the FoSCoS regulator is pushing platforms to explore displaying expiry dates directly on consumer interfaces and has made hygiene training mandatory for all food handlers, including delivery personnel, under the FoSTaC programme. All warehouses linked to e-commerce food operations must also be licensed or registered with the FSSAI.
Time of India
11-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Nearly 1 in 5 food samples, including popular chocolates, fail quality tests
Live Events E-comm food chains face strict warnings (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel If you thought chocolates were always a safe indulgence, think again. Nearly 20% of food samples tested in India during 2024–25 — including popular chocolate brands — failed to meet required safety standards, the government told the Lok Sabha, reported findings came from nationwide surveys conducted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which flagged chocolates among the most concerning categories in its Health Minister Prataprao Jadhav revealed that FSSAI, through its four regional offices and state/UT authorities, regularly conducts targeted drives such as the National Annual Surveillance Plan (NASP), along with inspections and random food products are found to violate safety norms, the regulator takes punitive action against the responsible 2024–25, over 1.7 lakh samples were analysed, of which 34,388 were deemed non-conforming and legal cases were filed in 31,407 instances, according to the report.A similar pattern emerged in 2023–24, when roughly the same number of samples were tested and 33,808 failed to meet chocolates and packaged goods, FSSAI has set its sights on India's booming e-commerce food July, the regulator warned leading platforms of 'severe action' if they failed to comply with safety a meeting attended by more than 70 representatives from major e-commerce players, FSSAI CEO G. Kamala Vardhana Rao ordered all platforms to prominently display their FSSAI license or registration numbers on every receipt, invoice, and cash also called for details about the Food Safety Connect App to be printed on consumer-facing documents, and for full disclosure of warehouse and storage facility information on the FoSCoS regulator is pushing platforms to explore displaying expiry dates directly on consumer interfaces and has made hygiene training mandatory for all food handlers, including delivery personnel, under the FoSTaC programme. All warehouses linked to e-commerce food operations must also be licensed or registered with the FSSAI.
Time of India
10-08-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Chocolates among 20% of food samples found substandard: Govt
Parliament monsoon session NEW DELHI: Nearly 20% of food samples, including chocolates, were found to be non-conforming (to the desired standards) in surveys carried out by the food regulator in 2024-25, government told Lok Sabha. Junior minister for health Prataprao Jadhav said Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - India's apex food regulator - through its four regional offices and state/UT food safety authorities, conducts regular localised and targeted special enforcement and surveillance drives, including National Annual Surveillance Plan (NASP), inspections and sampling activities, throughout the year. If any deviations from the standards or violations to Food Safety and Standards Regulations (FSSR) are observed, the defaulting food business operators (FBOs) are subject to regulatory action, including punitive measures. In a written reply to a Parliament question, Jadhav said 1.7 lakh food samples were analysed in 2024-25. Of these, 34,388 were found to be non-conforming and cases were launched in 31,407 cases. In 2023-24 too, approximately 1.7 lakh samples were analysed and 33,808 of them were found to be non-conforming, the minister said.
