Relief for Indian vegan food fans: FSSAI to launch labelling regulations soon

<p>After clarifying that plant-based beverages cannot be classified as milk, the Food&nbsp;Safety and Standards of India (FSSAI) is getting serious about the labelling of plant-based foods.&nbsp;</p> <p>India&rsquo;s food regulator FSSAI has proposed draft regulations to launch&nbsp;the labelling&nbsp;and traceability of vegan food products. Once implemented, all certified vegan foods will also carry a&nbsp;special&nbsp;logo to distinguish them from non-vegan items.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>SEE MORE <a href=https://www.editorji.com/story/plant-based-diet-crucial-to-halt-damage-caused-to-natural-world-un-backed-report-1612414175183>Plant-based diet crucial to halt damage caused to natural world: UN</a></strong></p> <p>By definition, vegan food is one that does not use any&nbsp;ingredients, additives and processing aids of animal origin including milk, fish, poultry, meat, egg or honey-related products. FSSAI also adds that such products cannot contain&nbsp;materials of insect origin such as silk, dyes or chitosan.&nbsp;</p> <p>Vegan products must not be involved in animal testing for safety evaluations. They should also not contain any animal-derived GMO (or genetically modified&nbsp;organisms).&nbsp;</p> <p>The regulations are an effort to help consumers&nbsp;easily&nbsp;identify vegan or plant-based food products&nbsp;as many local and international players&nbsp;like&nbsp;Beyond Meat,&nbsp;Imagine Meats, Good Dot, Urban Platter and more enter the segment.&nbsp;</p> <p>In fact, the global meat&nbsp;substitute&nbsp;industry was valued at around $20.7 billion in 2020 by research firm Euromonitor.</p> <p><strong>SEE MORE&nbsp;<a href=https://www.editorji.com/story/going-vegan-or-vegetarian-don-t-make-these-common-switchover-mistakes-1624430621008>Going vegan or vegetarian? Dont make these common switchover mistakes</a></strong></p>