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Date: 2026-01-27 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In the supersession of the Food Safety and Standards Licensing and Registration of Food Business Amendment Regulations

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regarding amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011. It publishes draft regulations for further amendments and invites objections or suggestions within 30 days from January 27, 2026. The proposed amendments relate to maintaining daily records and storage practices. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Amendment Regulations:** The regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026. * **Amendment to Schedule 2 (Conditions of License):** * The condition regarding maintaining daily records of production and raw materials utilization is being amended. * The new clause states: "Maintain daily records of production, raw materials utilization separately. Provided this condition shall not be applicable to non-manufacturing food businesses." * **Amendment to Schedule 4 (General Hygiene):** * A clause about storage practices is being amended. * The new clause states: "The storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress and processed /cooked or packaged food products shall be subjected to FIFO (First in First out), FEFO (First Expire First Out). Provided that the same shall not be applicable to retailers." **Impact Analysis** **Food Business Operators (FBOs)** * **Impact:** FBOs, particularly those involved in manufacturing, will need to maintain separate daily records of production and raw material usage. FBOs (excluding retailers) will need to implement FIFO/FEFO for storage. * **Action Required:** Manufacturing FBOs should adjust record-keeping practices. All other FBOs (excluding retailers) should implement FIFO/FEFO for storage of goods. **Non-manufacturing Food Businesses** * **Impact:** Exempt from maintaining daily production records separately. * **Action Required:** No action is required. **Retailers** * **Impact:** Exempt from implementing FIFO/FEFO storage practices. * **Action Required:** No action is required. **FSSAI** * **Impact:** The FSSAI is responsible for considering objections and suggestions to the draft regulations before finalizing them. * **Action Required:** Review and consider any objections or suggestions received regarding the draft regulations. **General Public** * **Impact:** Could be affected by the changes to food safety and handling practices by FBOs. * **Action Required:** Provide comments/suggestions.

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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): The primary regulator issuing the amendment regulations. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The principal legislation authorizing the regulations. Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011: The original regulations being amended. Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026: The title of the regulations in this gazette notification. New Delhi: Location where the notification is issued.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-H2x7xx0 12026-269606 CG-DLxx-xEG-I2D7E0x1x2x0 26-269606 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 62] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िनवरी 27, 2026/माघ 7, 1947 No. 62] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026/MAGHA 7, 1947 भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 23 िनवरी, 2026 फा. स.ं रेग-11013/1/2026-जवजनयमन-एफएसएसएआई.— भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण, भाग- III, खंड -4 म ें दिनांक 20 िनवरी, 2026 को प्रकाजित प्रारूप खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य व्यवसाय का अनुज्ञापन और पंिीकरण) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2026, अजधसूचना सं. फा.स.ं रेग-11013/1/2026-जवजनयमनएफएसएसएआई को अजधक्ांत करते हुए खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का अनुज्ञापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जवजनयम, 2011 म ेंऔर संिोधन के जलए कजतपय जवजनयमों का जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप, जिसे भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण केंद्र सरकार के पूव वअनुमोिन से, खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का संखयांक 34) की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (ण) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए बनान े का प्रस्ट्ताव करता ह,ै इससे प्रभाजवत होन े वाले संभाजवत सभी व् यजियों को सूचना िने े के जलए उि अजधजनयम की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (1) की अपक्षे ा के अनुसार एतिद्वारा प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह ै और यह नोटिस दिया िाता ह ै दक उक्त प्रारूप जवजनयमों पर उस जतजि स े तीस दिनों की अवजध समाप् त होन े के बाि जवचार दकया िाएगा, जिस जतजि को इस अजधसूचना को प्रकाजित करन े वाल ेरािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को उपलब्ध कराई िाएाँगी। 529 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] आपजत्त अिवा सुझाव, यदि कोई हो, मुखय कायवकारी अजधकारी, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण, एफडीए भवन, कोिला रोड, नई दिल् ली- 110002 को अिवा regulation@fssai.gov.in पर ईमेल के माध्यम स े भेिा िा सकता ह।ै उि प्रारूप जवजनयमों के संबंध में जनर्िष्टव अवजध की समाजि से पहल े प्राि होन े वाली आपजत्तयों और सुझावों पर खाद्य प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा। प्रारूप जवजनयम 1. इन जवजनयमों को खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य व्यवसाय का अनज्ञु ापन और पंिीकरण) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2026 कहा िा सकता ह।ैं 2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य व्यवसाय का अनुज्ञापन और पंिीकरण) जवजनयम, 2011 म,ें - (1) अनुसूची 2 म,ें “लाइसेंस की ितें” से संबंजधत उपाबंध 3 म,ें क्म संखया 8 के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को रखा िाएगा, अिावत:् - “8. उत्पािन तिा कच्चे माल के उपयोग का िैजनक अजभलेख पिृ क रूप स े बनाए रखें। परंतु यह ित व गरै - जनमाणव खाद्य व्यवसायों पर लागू नहीं होगी ” । (2) अनुसूची 4 म,ें “लाइसेंस हते ु आवेिन करने वाले सभी खाद्य व्यवसाय संचालकों द्वारा पालन की िाने वाली स्ट्वच्छ एव ं सैजनिरी प्रिाओं संबंधी सामान्य आवश्यकताएाँ” से संबंजधत भाग 2 म,ें खंड 5.2.5 के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को रखा िाएगा, अिावत:् - “5.2.5 कच् च े माल, अवयवों, प्रगजत म ेंकाय व(वकव-इन-प्रोग्रेस) तिा प्रसंस्ट्कृत/पकाए गए या पकै ेज्ड खाद्य उत्पािों के भंडारण म ें FIFO (फस्ट्िव इन फस्ट्िव आउि) तिा FEFO (फस्ट्िव एक्सपायर फस्ट्िव आउि) जसद्ातं ों का पालन दकया िाएगा। परंत ु यह प्रावधान खुिरा जवक्ेताओं पर लागू नहीं होगा।” राजित पुनहानी, मुखय कायवकारी अजधकारी [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./637/2025-26] नोि :- मुखय जवजनयम खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का अनुज्ञापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जवजनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें अजधसूचना संखया फा. स.ं 2-15015/30/2010, दिनांक 1 अगस्ट्त, 2011 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए एवं आजखरी बार दिनांक 13 िुलाई, 2016 की अजधसूचना फा. स. 2-15015/30/2012, द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए िे।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2026 F. No. REG-11013/1/2026-Regulation-FSSAI.—In the supersession of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026 vide no. F.No. REG-11013/1/2026- Regulation-FSSAI, published on dated 20th January,2026 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-III, Section-4, the following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, with previous approval of the Central Government, proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (o) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), is hereby published as required by the sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations will be taken into consideration after the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public; Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or sent on email at regulation@fssai.gov.in; Objections and suggestions, which may be received with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry of the period so specified, will be considered by the Food Authority. Draft Regulations 1. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.1,- (a) in schedule 2, Annexure 3 related to Conditions of License, for S. No. 8, the following shall be substituted, namely,- “8. Maintain daily records of production, raw materials utilization separately. Provided this condition shall not be applicable to non-manufacturing food businesses.” (c) in schedule 4, part II, related to General Requirements on Hygienic and Sanitary Practices to be followed by all Food Business Operators applying for License, for provision 5.2.5, the following shall be substituted, namely,- “5.2.5 The storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress and processed /cooked or packaged food products shall be subjected to FIFO (First in First out), FEFO (First Expire First Out). Provided that the same shall not be applicable to retailers.” RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./637/2025-26] Note:- The principal Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, vide F. No. 2-15015/30/2010, dated the 1st August, 2011 and last amended vide notification F. No. 2-15015/30/2012, dated 13th July, 2016. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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