The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released a Draft Notification on  September 14, 2022, amending the Food Safety and Standards (Labeling & Display) Regulations, 2020. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Labeling & Display) Amendment Regulations, 2022. It shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. Compliance shall be voluntary until 48 months from the date of final notification of these regulations and expected to become mandatory thereafter.

Food labeling claims in the USA can differ based on factors like types of claims, the product of interest, and usage. They are also different for animal food, human food, and dietary supplements. The regulations and scientific standards ensure the labeling claims for food and food supplements are mentioned correctly and substantiated scientifically.

Understanding the Regulatory framework behind these claims helps take better steps toward Food and Food Supplements (FDS).

Canada’s food regulations ensure they have one of the safest food supplies in the world. They are always looking forward to understanding and acting according to the changes or emerging trends in the food sector that may affect how or what they regulate. Currently, Health Canada (HC) is planning to consult with Canadians on modernizing the food regulations. The agenda is to keep the food regulations in pace with the changes driven by:

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has divided the ‘Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulations, 2011’ into two (02) separate regulations: Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 and Food Safety and Standards (Labeling and Display) Regulations. On December 14, 2020, a new regulation, named ‘Food Safety and Standards (Labeling and Display) Regulations, 2020’ was published in the Official Gazette.

As you may know, every country has its own set of regulations when it comes to labeling food products. Food labeling is a legal requirement and provides a wide range of information to help consumers make informed food choices. It protects public health and safety by displaying ingredients, use-by dates, allergens, advisory/warning statements, instructions for storage and preparation, etc.

FSSAI published a major update on the Front Pack of Labelling (FOPL) on 22nd February 2022 after a meeting with the stakeholders, to decide the remaining issues related to ‘Front of Pack Labelling’ under the Chairmanship of CEO, FSSAI. The FSSAI commenced the meeting with a presentation on the development journey of FOPL in India and the decisions taken in the last meetings.

Below are the highlights of the update:

On December 14, 2016, Health Canada published revisions to nutrition labeling, food color requirements, and the list of ingredients of the Food and Drug Regulations. The revisions intended to help Canadians easily understand the nutritional facts and list of ingredients to make informed choices. The major revisions include the following:

Food Safety and Standards Association of India (FSSAI) has recently announced new Regulations to amend the existing Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017. The Regulations came into force on November 06, 2021, and all the Food Business Operators (FBOs) must comply with all the Regulations from June 01, 2022.

The FSSAI has included a new chapter for registration and inspection of Foreign Food manufacturing facilities, which includes:

Thanks to the rapid development of vaccines and quick vaccinations in major parts of the world, there seem positive developments in all the business sectors towards the growth. However, the threat is persisting in terms of new waves and new variants of COVID. Let us hope we soon get over this and see the brighter side of the business. Even in these darkest times of humankind, few business sectors like Life Sciences are recording good business growth and taking quick strides forward.

It is apparent that COVID-19 has permanently changed the ways of business operations for many industries across the globe. In fact, it has subtly given a renewed purpose to industries to evolve and advance in terms of tech-enabled and automated workflows.