date:Jun 29, 2015
The Indian food safety watchdog Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced a draft regulation that proposes a permissible limit of lead in a wide range of food products.
The move follows a crackdown on the popular Nestle noodle brand Maggi, which was found to contain more than seven times the permissible amount of lead, leading to a ban on the product across many Indian states.
Under the latest notification, the agency said it would bring food items including mineral wa