As of December 4, 2025, according to input from FSSAI under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, imported food in India is subject to document scrutiny, visual inspection, sampling and testing at Customs Points of Entry to ensure safety and quality standards under Food Safety Acts, Rules and Regulations. A list of food products banned in other countries is not available with FSSAI. Permitted additives are in Appendix A of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011, and are permitted based on risk assessments by the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings and Processing Aids. A negative list of food additives, except flavouring agents, is not available. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha. The release ID is 2198694. The visitor panel number is 802. The release is available in Urdu, Hindi, and Telugu.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011: Regulation specifying the permissible additives for use in various food products.
FSSAI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, referenced as the source of input.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Ministry which works with FSSAI.
Customs Points of Entry: Locations where imported food is checked for quality.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Ban On Food Products
Import Quality Checks
Regulatory Clarification Issued
प्रव तथ: 04 DEC 2025 3:17PM by PIB Delhi
As per input received from FSSAI under Ministry of Health and family welfare;
Imported food in India is monitored through a process involving document scrutiny, visual inspection,
sampling and testing at Customs Points of Entry, to check whether the products meet the safety and
quality standards under Food Safety Acts, Rules and Regulations to ensure availability of safe and
wholesome food for human consumption including children. However, the list of food products that are
banned in other countries are not available with FSSAI.
The additives permitted for use in various food products are prescribed in the Appendix A of Food Safety
and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011. Additives are permitted
for use on the basis of risk assessments carried out by the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings
and Processing Aids. No negative list of food additives (except flavouring agents) is available.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in
a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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STK
(रलीज़ आईडी: 2198694) आगंतुक पटल : 802
इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Telugu