date:Nov 28, 2019
The apex food regulatory body in the country has decided to write to the GST Council to seek a review into the rates of packaged milk products to make it zero.
Currently, packaged milk products attract 5% tax rates under the GST regime.
The FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) while analysing the safety parameters of milk and milk products has come across hygiene issues vis--vis milk and milk products sold loose.
According to FSSAI, the recent National Milk Safety and Quality