New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- India's food-safety regulator is preparing to widen its net beyond traditional food businesses to e-commerce platforms, quick-commerce dark stores, and areas in and around schools.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is looking at tighter scrutiny of online food businesses, clearer information for consumers, warning symbols on packaged foods, tighter controls on claims made by companies and stronger enforcement by state food-safety authorities, its chief executive officer Rajit Punhani said in an exclusive interview with Mint.

The regulator also aims to empower consumers as more food purchases move online and complaints rise. It now receives 5,000-6,000 consumer complaints a month, up from abo...