Food vs. Drugs

Some preparations such as multivitamin tablets are covered by both the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA). There is an overlap. Corporates prefer FSSAI to circumvent price control and tighter regulation of FDA. This is being resolved by taking the benchmark of the daily dose. If the ingredients of the preparation fall below the daily dose, it is deemed as food and is to be regulated by FSSA. The daily dose is technically called 1RDA or recommended dietary allowance. These are the prophylactic levels of vitaming and minerals. They are recommended by ICMR.

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