Date: 2026-04-08Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
In exercise of the powers conferred under Sub Section 5 of Section 10 read with Section 37 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 34 of 2006 , the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on April 6, 2026, amends a principal notification dated June 15, 2021. It removes specific officers of the Directorate General of Health Services from their roles as Food Safety Officers for designated areas. These changes are effective immediately from the date of publication in the Gazette, April 8, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Regulatory Authority**
* The notification is issued under the powers conferred by Sub-Section 5 of Section 10, read with Section 37, of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
* It is signed by the Chief Executive Officer of FSSAI.
**Amendments to Principal Notification**
* The document modifies the primary notification published in the Gazette of India on June 15, 2021.
* It accounts for six previous amendments made between February 2022 and November 2025.
**Specific Omissions**
* The amendment directs the removal of specific entries from the table of authorized Food Safety Officers.
* Entries corresponding to serial numbers 15, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, and 40 are officially omitted.
**Effective Date**
* The changes regarding the status of these officers take effect from the date of publication of this notification (April 8, 2026).
**Impact Analysis**
**Directorate General of Health Services (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)**
**Impact**
Specific officers within this department are no longer designated or authorized to act as Food Safety Officers for their previously assigned areas under the Food Safety and Standards Act.
**Action Required**
The department must update its personnel records and ensure that the individuals associated with the omitted serial numbers cease performing duties related to the role of Food Safety Officer.
**Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)**
**Impact**
The regulatory body’s list of active, authorized Food Safety Officers is reduced by the nine omitted entries, affecting the administrative oversight of the relevant areas.
**Action Required**
FSSAI must ensure that any ongoing regulatory tasks or legal proceedings formerly handled by these specific officers are reassigned to other authorized personnel to maintain continuity of enforcement.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The primary legislation under which the authority to notify and appoint Food Safety Officers is derived.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): The regulatory body responsible for overseeing food safety and issuing the notification regarding officer designations.
Directorate General of Health Services: The department whose officers are designated as Food Safety Officers within specific jurisdictions under this notification.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare: The administrative ministry overseeing the FSSAI and the Directorate General of Health Services.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 249] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अप्रलै 8, 2026/चत्रै 18, 1948
No. 249] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026/CHAITRA 18, 1948
भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 6 अप्रलै , 2026
फा. स.ं आरसीडी-10002/1/2022-रेगलु टे री-एफएसएसएआई.— खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006
(2006 का 34) की धारा 10 की उप-धारा 5 के साथ पठित धारा 37 के अधीन प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, भारतीय
खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण 15 िनू , 2021 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग lll, खंड 4 म ें प्रकाजित मलू
अजधसूचना में संिोधन कर एतद्द्वारा स्ट्वास्ट््य सेवा महाजनिेिालय, स्ट्वास्ट््य एव ं पठरवार कल्याण मंत्रालय के जनम्न
अजधकाठरयों को खाद्य सुरक्षा अजधकारी के रुप म ें उनके नाम के सम् मखु उल् लेजखत क्षत्रे के जलए इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन
की जतथी स ेअजधसूजचत करता ह:ै-
ताजलका म,ें क्रम संख्या 15,23,25,28,29,30,31,39 और 40 का जवलोप दकया िायेगा I
राजित पुनहानी, मुख्य काययकारी अजधकारी
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./18/2026-27]
2510 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
ठटप्पण- मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खडं 4 म ें फा.सं. 1(100) 2015/सीएल-
पोटय/एअरपोटय/एएनएफ/भाखासंमाप्रा, तारीख 15 िून,2021 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और ततप् श्चात
जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचना संख्याओ द्वारा संिोजधत की गई थी:
1. फा.सं.-आरसीडी-10002/1/2022-रेगुलेटरी-एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 28 फरवरी, 2022;
2. फा.सं.-आरसीडी-10002/1/2022-रेगुलेटरी-एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 11 अप्रलै ,2022;
3. फा.सं.-आरसीडी-10002/1/2022-रेगुलेटरी-एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 13 दिसम्बर,2022;
4. फा.सं.-आरसीडी-10002/1/2022-रेगुलेटरी-एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 5 िुलाई,2023;
5. फा.सं.-आरसीडी-10002/1/2022-रेगुलेटरी-एफएसएसएआई, 10 िलु ाई ,2025 और
6. फा.सं.-आरसीडी-10002/1/2022-रेगुलेटरी-एफएसएसएआई, 19 नवम्बर,2025I
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th April, 2026
F. No. RCD-10002/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI.— In exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-Section
5 of Section 10 read with Section 37 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India hereby notifies the following officers of Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare, as Food Safety Officers for the area as mentioned against his /her name with effect from
the date of publication of this notification by amending the principal notification, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 dated the 15th June 2021:-
In the table, serial number 15,23,25,28,29,30, 31,39 and 40 shall be omitted.
RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./18/2026-27]
Note:The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide
F.No. 1(100)2015/CL-Port/Airport/Enf/FSSAI, dated the 15th June, 2021 and subsequently amended vide
notification numbers:
1. F. No. RCD-10002/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI, dated 28th February, 2022;
2. F. No. RCD-10002/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI, dated 11th April, 2022;
3. F. No. RCD-10002/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI, dated 13th December, 2022;
4. F. No. RCD-10002/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI, 5th July, 2023;
5. F. No. RCD-10002/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI, 10th July, 2025; and
6. F. No. RCD-10002/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI, 19th November, 2025.
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