New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- New Delhi: India's top food safety regulator is set to crack down on your everyday food packaging that contains harmful chemicals. From grease-resistant burger wrappers to microwave popcorn bags, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working on sweeping amendments to its packaging rules amid mounting evidence of serious health risks.

FSSAI is planning tweaks to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations to prohibit the use of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and bisphenol A (BPA) in materials that come into contact with food, according to two government officials and documents reviewed by Mint.

PFAS, also called "forever chemicals", are used to make packaging grease- and w...