Safety and Regulations for energy drinks
The (FSSAI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has drafted the regulations that the energy drink manufacturers should rename their products as ‘caffeinated beverages’ Based on the research done on the study of caffeine and energy consumption in India, the draft regulation would evidently raise the caffeine limit to 320 milligrams per litre or 320 parts per million (ppm) in caffeinated beverages as well as disallow any nutritive claims the manufacturers should not use the word ‘energy’ for their products as a descriptor
FSSAI has also suggested that all energy drinks should display safety labels or warnings such as-
• Energy drinks are not recommended for children.
• Pregnant women and breast-feeding …show more content…
But there are standards for carbonated water under the rules of PFA, 1955. This rule says that, according to the recommendations by CCFS the maximum limit of caffeine content was reduced from 200ppm to 145ppm
FSSAI has admitted that there will be a process conducted with regarding to stakeholders whether there is need of such standard. Thereafter the risk assessment of each ingredient and the labelling requirements and the components of the standard will be considered.
As ‘Energy drinks’ are relatively new in the market and manufacturers of these products have labelled some as conventional foods and others as dietary supplements. FSSAI regulates that both the conventional foods and dietary supplements under Drug, Federal food and cosmetic act even though the requirements for them are different.
The active ingredients or dietary ingredients in dietary supplements doesn’t require preapproval from FDA whether these ingredients should be used in dietary supplement, But FDA should prove to FFDCA that the product is unsafe under the conditions which are suggested for use on the label in order to take the product off the …show more content…
Guidelines for Energy Drink Ingredients-
• Regulatory authorities have reviewed the ingredients for energy drinks and has led the manufacturers to adopt these levels to be generally safe: Glucuronolactone 2400 mg, Caffeine 320mg, Taurine 4000mg. Energy drinks manufacturers should use these levels. Producer is responsible to review demonstrate and confirm the safety of the product before it is put on in the market.
Guidelines for Labelling-
• The labels of energy drinks should not promote the mixing of energy drinks with
The (FSSAI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has drafted the regulations that the energy drink manufacturers should rename their products as ‘caffeinated beverages’ Based on the research done on the study of caffeine and energy consumption in India, the draft regulation would evidently raise the caffeine limit to 320 milligrams per litre or 320 parts per million (ppm) in caffeinated beverages as well as disallow any nutritive claims the manufacturers should not use the word ‘energy’ for their products as a descriptor
FSSAI has also suggested that all energy drinks should display safety labels or warnings such as-
• Energy drinks are not recommended for children.
• Pregnant women and breast-feeding …show more content…
But there are standards for carbonated water under the rules of PFA, 1955. This rule says that, according to the recommendations by CCFS the maximum limit of caffeine content was reduced from 200ppm to 145ppm
FSSAI has admitted that there will be a process conducted with regarding to stakeholders whether there is need of such standard. Thereafter the risk assessment of each ingredient and the labelling requirements and the components of the standard will be considered.
As ‘Energy drinks’ are relatively new in the market and manufacturers of these products have labelled some as conventional foods and others as dietary supplements. FSSAI regulates that both the conventional foods and dietary supplements under Drug, Federal food and cosmetic act even though the requirements for them are different.
The active ingredients or dietary ingredients in dietary supplements doesn’t require preapproval from FDA whether these ingredients should be used in dietary supplement, But FDA should prove to FFDCA that the product is unsafe under the conditions which are suggested for use on the label in order to take the product off the …show more content…
Guidelines for Energy Drink Ingredients-
• Regulatory authorities have reviewed the ingredients for energy drinks and has led the manufacturers to adopt these levels to be generally safe: Glucuronolactone 2400 mg, Caffeine 320mg, Taurine 4000mg. Energy drinks manufacturers should use these levels. Producer is responsible to review demonstrate and confirm the safety of the product before it is put on in the market.
Guidelines for Labelling-
• The labels of energy drinks should not promote the mixing of energy drinks with