Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to come up with new regulations for beer and bread

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will introduce new standards for two major everyday products: bread and beer. The regulations will be released in the next two to three months, as previously reported. According to FSSAI CEO Arun Singhal, beer brands would be compelled to disclose the calorie content per bottle, while bread manufacturers will be permitted to label products as 'multigrain,' 'whole wheat,' or 'brown' bread only if they contain a specified quantity of multigrain or whole wheat. He also stated that "with calorie count disclosure on bottles, consumers may opt for lower-calorie beer" — currently, the alcoholic content of beer is shown on the container by weight. Bread can be labeled whole wheat if it includes at least 75% whole wheat, brown bread if it contains 50% whole wheat, multigrain if it contains 20% multigrain and garlic bread if it contains at least 2% garlic. In 2021, the regulator issued a rule mandating all liquor bottles to bear ...