• UGI USER
  • Jun 04, 2024
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“FSSAI BANS ‘100% FRUIT JUICE’ CLAIM ON RECONSTITUTED PRODUCTS”

Why in the news?

  • The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated food business operators (FBOs) to remove ‘100% fruit juices’ claim from reconstituted fruit juice labels due to misleading marketing practices.
  • FSSAI acted following reports of inaccurate marketing, instructing FBOs to relabel products as ‘sweetened juice’ if nutritive sweeteners exceed 15 gm/kg, enforcing compliance by September 1.

 About Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):

  • Autonomous statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
  • Consolidated various acts and orders related to food under one authority.
  • Aims to establish a single reference point for food safety and standards.
  • Nodal ministry: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

Initiatives of FSSAI:

  • Heart Attack Rewind: Aims to eliminate industrially produced trans-fat in the food supply by 2022.
  • Eat Right India Movement: Initiative to ensure safe, healthy, and sustainable food for all Indians.
 source:slideshare
What is Artificial Sweeteners:

  • Sugar substitutes used as alternatives to natural sugars.Chemically synthesized, providing sweetness without high calorie content.
  • Examples include saccharin, aspartame, sucralose, and neotame.
  • Negative Impacts: Controversial health effects, including potential metabolic disorders.

Associated Article:

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