**Policy Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on August 29, 2025, and published in the Gazette of India on September 3, 2025, pertains to the appointment and modification of Central Food Safety Officers (CFSOs). The notification, numbered F.No. RCD1500142021RegulatoryFSSAIpart1, exercises powers conferred under Sub-Section 5 of Section 10 read with Section 37 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006).
Key changes include:
1. Omission of Sr. No. 66 from the existing table of CFSOs.
2. Addition of a new CFSO: Sh. Suresh Bairwa, with the Place of Posting as Western Region and Area of Jurisdiction as States/UTs under the Western Region.
This notification amends the principal notification published on September 2, 2021, and last amended on July 10, 2025, under F. No. RCD1500142021RegulatoryFSSAIpart1. The Chief Executive Officer of FSSAI, G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, authorized the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An autonomous body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 responsible for regulating and supervising food safety in India.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: An Act of the Parliament of India to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.
Central Food Safety Officers: Officers notified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to enforce the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Gazette of India: An official journal of the government of India that publishes official notifications, rules, and regulations.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
Western Region: A geographical region in India that includes states and union territories under its jurisdiction for the purpose of food safety regulation.
Suresh Bairwa: A Central Food Safety Officer whose place of posting is the Western Region.
G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO: Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 604] नई दिल्ली, बधु िार, जसतम्ब र 3, 2025/भाद्र 12, 1947
No. 604] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025/BHADRA 12, 1947
भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 अगस्ट्त, 2025
फा.स.ं आरसीडी-15001/4/2021-जिजनयामक-भाखासमु ाप्रा-पार्(ट 1).— खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम,
2006 (2006 का 34) की धारा 10 की उपधारा 5 के साथ पठित धारा 37 के अधीन प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए,
भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण 2 जसतम्बर, 2021 को भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण, भाग III, खडं 4
म ें प्रकाजित मलू अजधसूचना म ें संिोधन कर एतद्द्वारा जनम्न अजधकाठरयों को खाद्य संरक्षा अजधकारी के रुप म ें उनके नाम
के सम्मुख उल्लेजखत क्षत्रे के जलए इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की जतथी स ेअजधसूजचत करता ह:ै-
ताजलका म,ें
1. क्र. स.ं 66 का जिलोप दकया िाएगा;
2. क्र. स.ं 77 के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत प्रजिजियों को संबंजधत स्ट्तभं ों म ें रखा िाएगा, अथाटत:-
5909 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
क्र. स.ं केंद्रीय खाद्य सरं क्षा अजधकारी पोसस्ट्र्ंग का स्ट्थान अजधकार क्षत्रे
का नाम
“78 श्री सुरेि बैरिा पजश्चमी क्षत्रे पजश्चमी क्षेत्र के अधीन राज्य/केंद्रीय िाजसत प्रिेि”
िी. कमलािधटन राि, मख्ु य कायटकारी अजधकारी
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./337/2025-26]
ठर्प्पण—मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें फा.स.ं आरसीडी-15001/4/2021-
जिजनयामक-भाखासंमाप्रा., तारीख 2 जसतम्बर, 2021 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और तत्पश्चात अंजतम बार अजधसूचना
संख्या फा.स.ं आरसीडी-15001/4/2021-जिजनयामक-भाखासुमाप्रा-पार्ट(1), दिनाक 10 िलु ाई द्वारा संिोजधत की गई थीI
(FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th August, 2025
F.No. RCD-15001/4/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI-part(1).––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 as Central Food Safety Officers for the
area mentioned against each 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 2nd September, 2021:-
In the table;
(1) Sr. no. 66 shall be omitted;
(2) after Sr. no. 77, the following entries shall be inserted in the respective columns namely,-
Sr. No. Name of CFSOs Place of Posting Area of Jurisdiction
“78 Sh. Suresh Bairwa Western Region States/UTs under Western Region”
G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./337/2025-26]
NOTE—The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide
F. No. RCD-15001/4/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI, dated the 2nd September, 2021 and last amended vide notification
F. No. RCD-15001/4/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI-part(1) dated 10th July.
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