**Policy Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on July 10, 2025, and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, designates additional officers from the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, as Food Safety Officers. This action is taken under the authority of Sub-Section 5 of Section 10, read with Section 37, of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006).
The notification amends the principal notification published on June 15, 2021 (F.No. 11002015CLPortAirportEnfFSSAI) and subsequent amendments. Specifically, it omits serial numbers 1, 2, and 32 from the existing table of Food Safety Officers and adds the following new entries:
* Dr. Basavarajeshwari: Area of jurisdiction - Mumbai Port
* Dr. Bhavya B.S: Area of jurisdiction - Trivandrum Airport
* Dr. Selvaganapathi S: Area of jurisdiction - Trichy Airport
* Dr. V. Lakshmi Karteek: Area of jurisdiction - Bangalore Airport
The notification is issued under F. No. RCD1000212022RegulatoryFSSAI and is effective from the date of its publication. G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI, is the signatory. The principal notification was previously amended vide notification numbers: 1. F. No. RCD1000212022RegulatoryFSSAI, dated 28th February, 2022; 2. F. No. RCD1000212022RegulatoryFSSAI, dated 11th April, 2022; 3. F. No. RCD1000212022RegulatoryFSSAI, dated 13th December, 2022; and 4. F. No. RCD1000212022RegulatoryFSSAI, 5th July, 2023.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: The authority issuing the notification regarding Food Safety Officers.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The act under which the powers are conferred to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Directorate General of Health Services: An organization whose officers are being appointed as Food Safety Officers.
Ministry of Health Family Welfare: The ministry to which the Directorate General of Health Services belongs.
Mumbai port, Maharashtra: Area of jurisdiction for Dr. Basavarajeshwari as Food Safety Officer
Trivendrum Airport, Kerala: Area of jurisdiction for Dr. Bhavya B.S as Food Safety Officer
Trichy Airport, Tamil Nadu: Area of jurisdiction for Dr. Selvaganapathi S as Food Safety Officer
Banglore Airport, Karnataka: Area of jurisdiction for Dr V. Lakshmi Karteek as Food Safety Officer
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 507] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िलु ाई 14, 2025/आषाढ़ 23, 1947
No. 507] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025/ASHADHA 23, 1947
भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 10 िुलाई, 2025
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, खडं 4 म ें प्रकाजित मलू
अजधसूचना म ें संिोधन कर एतद्द्वारा स्ट्वास्ट््य सेवा महाजनिेिालय, स्ट्वास्ट््य एवं पठरवार कल्याण मंत्रालय के जनम् न
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,ें-
1. क्रम संख्या 1, 2 और 32 का जवलोप दकया िायेगा I
2. क्रम सख्ं या 32 के पश्चात सम्बंजधत स्ट्तंभों म ेंजनम्नजलजखत प्रजवजियों को अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाात:-
क्र. स.ं अजधकारी का नाम अजधकार क्षत्रे
“33 डा. बसवारािेश्वरी मुम्बई बंिरगाह
34 डा. भव्या बी.एस. जत्रवेन्द्रम हवाई अड्डा
35 डा. सल्े वागनपथी एस. जत्रची हवाई अड्डा
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क्र. स.ं अजधकारी का नाम अजधकार क्षत्रे
36 डा. जव. लक्ष्मी कार्ताक बंगलौर हवाई अड्डा”
िी. कमलावधान राव, मुख्य कायाकारी अजधकारी
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./240/2025-26]
ठटप्पण- मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें फा.स.ं 1(100) 2015/सीएल-
पोटा/एअरपोटा/एएनएफ/भाखासंमाप्रा, तारीख 15 िून,2021 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और ततपश्चात 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 और
4. फा.सं.-आरसीडी-10002/1/2022-रेगुलेटरी-एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 5 िुलाई,2023 I
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th July, 2025
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,-
1. serial number 1,2 and 32 shall be omitted;
2. after serial number 32, the following entries shall be inserted in the respective columns, namely:—
S.No. Name of Officers Area of jurisdiction
“33 Dr. Basavarajeshwari Mumbai port
34 Dr. Bhavya B.S Trivendrum Airport
35 Dr Selvaganapathi S Trichy Airport
36 Dr V. Lakshmi Karteek Banglore Airport”
G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./240/2025-26]
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; and
4. F. No. RCD-10002/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI, 5th July, 2023.
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