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Business Standard : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said on Thursday that Maggi noodles was completely safe for consumption. FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal told Business Standard that all the test reports on Maggi noodles, since its re-entry into the domestic market, had found it to be fit for consumption. “ Nestlé India has been regularly conducting and submitting test reports on Maggi as per self-compliance procedure. There have been no negative reports on Maggi since it was re-launched," he said. News digest: Maggi row, cash-rich promoters, fiscal deficit target and more Maggi fiasco returns to haunt Nestle India as SC revives class action suit More than three years after the Maggi ban, the ghost of the 2015 fiasco seems to be back to haunt Nestlé India, the maker of Maggi noodles . The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a class action suit filed by the Union government against the Swiss food major for allegedly selling noodles that were u...

As a practical method to curb the increase of sedentary lifestyle conditions and disorders like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and the blot of hypertension, India’s food regulator, The  Food  Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), on Monday proposed to impose an additional fat tax on all packaged products, processed food and sweetened beverages. Although FSSAI did not specify the quantum of tax to be levied, the FSSAI panel also recommended a slew of measures, including ban on advertisements and promotion of junk food on children’s television channels, websites and social media networks and strict labelling norms for products with high salt, sugar and trans-fat content. The proposal by the Indian food ombudsman has not gone down well with the companies and restaurants. Food industry giants such as ITC Ltd, Dabur Ltd, Nestle India Ltd and Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd refused to comment on the matter. “ The proposed tax means that people who have money can aff...