FSSAI orders food businesses to halt metallic pins, wires in packaging citing safety risk

Regulator directs all food business operators to immediately stop using metallic pins and wires in packaging of cakes, sweets, snacks and takeaway parcels. Non-compliance will draw penal action under the FSS Act, 2006, forcing bakers, sweet shops and QSR chains to overhaul packaging SOPs.

— Source publishedFri, 12 Jun, 2026, 20:56 IST·First seen Fri, 12 Jun, 2026, 21:30 IST·Source ET Small Business

What happened

FSSAI directs all food business operators to immediately stop using metallic pins and wires in packaging of cakes, sweets, snacks and takeaway parcels, citing

Why this matters

Scout bolt-on targets in food-grade paper fasteners, compostable packaging clips and contract packaging compliance services, as the FSSAI mandate creates a forced-buy moment that consolidators can ride across bakery, sweets and QSR verticals.