Date: 2015-06-05Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Objections or suggestions, if any, duly supported by scientific evidence, 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
Executive Summary:
This notification publishes draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. These amendments, proposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India with Central Government approval, relate to metal contaminants. The public has 60 days from the date of the Official Gazette publication to submit objections or suggestions, supported by scientific evidence, to the Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Purpose:** Further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.
* **Authority:** The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes the amendments with previous Central Government approval.
* **Legal Basis:** Amendments are made in exercise of the powers conferred by clause i of subsection 2 of section 92 read with section 20 and 21 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006).
* **Public Consultation:**
* The draft regulations are published for public information.
* A 60-day period is provided for submitting objections or suggestions.
* Objections/suggestions must be supported by scientific evidence.
* Submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI, New Delhi.
* The Food Authority will consider received feedback before finalizing the regulations.
* **Amendment Details:**
* These regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2015.
* In regulation 2.1 relating to Metal Contaminants, in subregulation 2.1.1, in clause 2, in the Table, against serial number 9 relating to Chromium, in columns 2 and 3, after the existing entries, the following entries shall respectively be inserted, namely, Gelatin 10.
Impact Analysis:
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India:
Impact: Responsible for considering public feedback and finalizing the amended regulations.
Action Required: Review and consider objections/suggestions received during the 60-day period.
General Public/Stakeholders:
Impact: Potentially affected by the revised regulations on metal contaminants in food products.
Action Required: Review the draft regulations and submit any objections or suggestions, supported by scientific evidence, within 60 days of the Gazette publication.
Food and Drug Administration:
Impact: Location where objections and suggestions are to be sent.
Action Required: Ensure that objections and suggestions are delivered to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi110002.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for food safety and standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The act of the Parliament of India that consolidates the laws relating to food safety and standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, Toxins and Residues Regulations, 2011: Regulations concerning contaminants, toxins, and residues in food as per the Food Safety and Standards Act.
New Delhi: The location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India office.
Central Government: The government of India.
YUDHVIR SINGH MALIK: Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Official Gazette: The official government publication where notifications are published.
Chromium: A metal contaminant mentioned in the regulations.
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th June, 2015
F.No. 1-99/4/SP(Contaminants)/FSSAI/2014.—The following draft of certain regulations, further to
amend the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) 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 (i) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with section 20 and 21 of the Food Safety and
Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) is hereby published as required by the said sub-section (2), for the information of all
persons likely to be affected thereby, and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations shall be taken into
consideration after the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in
which this notification is published are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, duly supported by scientific evidence, 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;
The objections and suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft regulation
before the expiry of the period so specified will be considered by the Food Authority.
Draft Regulations
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants,
Toxins and Residues) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.1 relating
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“Gelatin 10”.
YUDHVIR SINGH MALIK, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./187-O/15(101)]
Note:—The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide notification number
F. No. 2-15015/30/2010, dated the 1st August, 2011 and subsequently amended vide F. No.
1-12/Sci.panel/(Notification)/FSSAI/2012 dated the 3rd December, 2014.
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