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Date: 2017-02-22 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

The draft of regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announces draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. The amendments concern sweetening agents, specifically Cane Jaggery/Gur, Sodium Saccharin, and Calcium Saccharin. Stakeholders have 30 days from the gazette publication date to submit objections or suggestions. Key Points / Main Content: * **Amendments to Sweetening Agents Regulations (2.8):** * **Cane Jaggery or Cane Gur (2.8.4):** * Definition: Product obtained by boiling or processing juice pressed out of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). * Requirements: Free from harmful substances and conforms to specified analytical standards on a dry weight basis. * Analytical Standards (Permissible Limits): * Moisture: Max 7.0% * Sucrose: Min 70.0% * Total Sugars (as invert sugar): Min 90.0% * Reducing sugars: Max 20.0% * Sulphate ash: Max 4.0% * Ash insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid: Max 0.3% * Extraneous matter (water insoluble): Max 1.5% * Food Additives: Only permitted additives under the 2011 Regulations can be used. * Hygiene: Prepared and handled according to Schedule 4, Part II of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Regulation of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011. * Contaminants, Toxins, and Residues: Complies with the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. * Microbiological Requirements: Follows Appendix B of the regulations. * Packaging and Labelling: Complies with the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011. * **Sodium Saccharin Food Grade (2.8.8):** * Description: White crystals or crystalline powder, odorless or faint odor, intensely sweet. * Solubility: 1 g soluble in 1.5 ml water and 50 ml alcohol. * Standards: Conforms to IS 5345. * Permissible limits are set for purity, moisture, acidity and alkalinity, benzoate and salicylate, readily carbonizable substances, and toluene sulfonamides. * Hygiene, Contaminants, Toxins and Residues, Microbiological Requirements, Packaging and Labelling: Same as Cane Jaggery/Gur. * **Calcium Saccharin Food Grade (2.8.12):** * Description: White crystals or crystalline powder, odorless or faint odor, intensely sweet. * Solubility: 1 g soluble in 1.5 ml water. * Standards: Conforms to IS 5345. * Permissible limits are set for purity, moisture, Benzoic and salicylic acid, readily carbonizable substances, and toluenesulfonamides. * Hygiene, Contaminants, Toxins and Residues, Microbiological Requirements, Packaging and Labelling: Same as Cane Jaggery/Gur. Impact Analysis: * **Food Manufacturers/Processors:** * *Impact:* Must adhere to the new standards and requirements for Cane Jaggery/Gur, Sodium Saccharin, and Calcium Saccharin in their products. * *Action Required:* Review and update manufacturing processes, quality control procedures, and labeling to comply with the amended regulations. * **Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):** * *Impact:* Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations and addressing any objections or suggestions received. * *Action Required:* Review received feedback, finalize the amendments, and publish the final regulations in the Official Gazette. * **Consumers:** * *Impact:* Benefit from standardized quality and safety requirements for sweetening agents used in food products. * *Action Required:* Be aware of the new standards and report any non-compliance to FSSAI. * **Food Businesses:** * *Impact:* Must ensure that the sweetening agents they use meet the specified standards. * *Action Required:* Ensure compliance with packaging and labeling requirements.

Key Entities Referenced

Calcium Saccharin Food Grade: A food additive that is a sweetening agent. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for setting food safety and standards 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 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The ministry responsible for health policy in India, under which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India operates. Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives Regulations, 2011: A set of regulations established by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India pertaining to food product standards and food additives. New Delhi: The location of the notification and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's office. Cane Jaggery or Cane Gur: A product obtained by boiling or processing juice pressed out of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), according to the draft regulations in the notification. Sodium Saccharin Food Grade: A food additive that is a sweetening agent.
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(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)वव वव 6666छछ छछ तततताााा उ(cid:22) पाद खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (खा(cid:11) कारोबार का अनुgापन और रिज4hीकरण) िविनयम, 2011 क, अनुसूची 4, भाग-2 म@ उपलAध माग*दश*क िसiात(cid:24) और खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक अिधिनयम, 2006 के अधीन समय-समय पर उपलAध ऐसे अ’य माग*दश*न के अनुसार तैयार और हkडल (cid:4)कये जाय@गे। 4444.... ससससददंंददंं षषषषूूूू कककक,,,, ििििववववषषषषाााालललल ुु ुुपपपपददददााााथथथथ (cid:24)(cid:24) (cid:24)(cid:24)एएएएवववव ंं ंंअअअअववववििििशशशश;;;;टट टट इस मानक म@ सिQमिलत उ(cid:22) पाद खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (संदषू क, िवषालु पदाथ* एवं अविशKट ) िविनयम, 2011 के अनु!प ह(cid:24)गे। इस मानक म@ सिQमिलत उ(cid:22) पाद इन िविनयम(cid:24) के प<रिशKट ख म@ दी गई सूlम जीवाणुm संबंधी अपे(cid:15)ाm के अनु!प ह(cid:24)गे । 5555.... पपपपैकैकैकैकेेेे>>>>जजजजगगगग औऔऔऔरररर ललललेबेबेबेब>>>>ललललगगगग उ(cid:22) पाद क, पैकेnजग और लेबnलग खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (पैकेnजग एवं लेबnलग) िविनयम, 2011 म@ दी गई अपे(cid:15)ाm के अनु!प होगे।‘’ (ख) उप-िविनयम 2.8.8 के 4थान पर िनQ निलिखत उप-िविनयम रखा जायेगा, अथा*त—् ‘‘‘‘’’’’2222....8888....8888 ससससोोोोििििडडडडययययमममम ससससककैैककैै ररररीीीीनननन ((((खखखखाााा(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3) BBBBणणेेणणेे ीीीी)))) 1111.... ससससोोोोििििडडडडययययमममम ससससककककैैैै ररररीीीीनननन सफेद (cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8) टल या सफेद दानेदार पाउडर होता है। यह गंधरिहत या ह(cid:27) क(cid:29) गंध वाला होता है। यह (cid:8) वाद म , यहाँ तक (cid:6)क तनु घोल म भी, ब$त मीठा होता है। इसक(cid:29) 1 (ा मा)ा 1.5 िम.ली. पानी और लगभग 50 िम.ली. ए(cid:27) कोहल म िवलयशील होती है। भारतीय मानक आईएस 5345 म िविन0द1 ट अपे3ा4 के अनुसार परी3ण करने पर यह िन6 निलिखत अपे3ा4 क(cid:29) पुि8 करेगी, अथा;त: — ////मममम सससस..ंं..ंं लललल(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)णणणण अअअअनननन33ुु33ुु ययेेययेे ससससीीीीममममाााा 1. C 7H 4NNaO 3S के !प म@ शुiता, 120oC पर 4 घंट(cid:24) तक सुखाने के बाद, (bय मान के 99 अनुसार ितशत, ’ यनू तम 2. आ(त* ा, (b यमान के अनुसार ितशत, अिधकतम 15¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 3. अQ लता एवं (cid:15)ारीयता परी(cid:15)ण म@ खरा उतरने हते ु 4. ब@जोएट और सैलीसाइलेट परी(cid:15)ण म@ खरा उतरने हते ु 5. तुरत काब*नीकरणीय पदाथ* परी(cid:15)ण म@ खरा उतरने हते ु 6. टो(cid:6) यइू न स(cid:6) फोनेमाइड, अंश ित दस लाख, अिधकतम 25 2222.... (cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)वव वव 6666छछ छछ तततताााा उ(cid:22) पाद खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (खा(cid:11) कारोबार का अनुgापन और रिज4hीकरण) िविनयम, 2011 क, अनसु ूची 4, भाग-2 म@ उपलAध माग*दश*क िसiात(cid:24) और खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक अिधिनयम, 2006 के अधीन समय-समय पर उपलAध ऐसे अ’य माग*दश*न के अनुसार तैयार और हkडल (cid:4)कये जाय@गे। 3333.... ससससददंंददंं षषषषूूूू कककक,,,, ििििववववषषषषाााालललल ुु ुुपपपपददददााााथथथथ (cid:24)(cid:24) (cid:24)(cid:24)एएएएवववव ंं ंंअअअअववववििििशशशश;;;;टट टट इस मानक म@ सिQमिलत उ(cid:22) पाद खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (संदषू क, िवषालु पदाथ* एवं अविशKट ) िविनयम, 2011 के अनु!प ह(cid:24)गे। इस मानक म@ सिQमिलत उ(cid:22) पाद इन िविनयम(cid:24) के प<रिशKट ख म@ दी गई सूlम जीवाणुm संबंधी अपे(cid:15)ाm के अनु!प ह(cid:24)गे। 4444.... पपपपैकैकैकैकेेेे>>>>जजजजगगगग एएएएववववं ं ं ं ललललेबेबेबेब>>>>ललललगगगग उ(cid:22) पाद क, पैकेnजग और लेबnलग खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (पैकेnजग और लेबnलग) िविनयम, 2011 म@ दी गई अपे(cid:15)ाm के अनु!प ह(cid:24)गे।‘’ (ग) उप-िविनयम 2.8.11 के पoात िनQ निलिखत उप-िविनयम अंतः4थािपत (cid:4)कया जायेगा , अथा*त,्— ‘‘‘‘’’’’2222....8888....11112222 ककककैैैैििििDDDDशशशशययययमममम ससससककैैककैै ररररीीीीनननन ((((खखखखाााा(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3) BBBBणणेेणणेे ीीीी )))) 1111.... ककककैैैैििििDDDDशशशशययययमममम ससससैकैकैकैकररररीीीीनननन सफेद (cid:4)a4 टल या सफेद दानेदार पाउडर होता ह।ै यह गंधरिहत या ह(cid:6) क, गंध वाला होता ह।ै यह 4व ाद म@, यहाँ तक (cid:4)क तनु घोल म@ भी, ब2त मीठा होता ह।ै इसक, 1 Uा मा?ा 1.5 िम.ली. पानी म@ घुलनशील है। भारतीय मानक आईएस 5345 म@ िविनqदK ट अपे(cid:15)ाm के अनुसार परी(cid:15)ण करने पर यह िनQन िलिखत अपे(cid:15)ाm क, पुिr करेगी, अथा*त :— ////मममम सससस..ंं..ंं लललल(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)णणणण अअअअननननममुुममुु तततत ससससीीीीममममाााा 1. C H CaN O S के !प म@ शुiता, शुKक आधार पर, (bय मान के अनुसार ितशत, 99 14 8 2 6 2 ’ यनू तम 2. आ(त* ा, (b यमान के अनुसार ितशत, अिधकतम 15 3. ब@जोइक और सैलीसाइि>लक एिसड परी(cid:15)ण म@ खरा उतरने हते ु 4. तुरत काब*नीकरणीय पदाथ* परी(cid:15)ण म@ खरा उतरने हते ु 5. टो(cid:6) यइू न स(cid:6) फोनेमाइड, अंश ित दस लाख, अिधकतम 25 2222.... (cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)वव वव 6666छछ छछ तततताााा उ(cid:22) पाद खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (खा(cid:11) कारोबार का अनुgापन और रिज4hीकरण) िविनयम, 2011 क, अनुसूची 4, भाग-2 म@ उपलAध माग*दश*क िसiात(cid:24) और खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक अिधिनयम, 2006 के अधीन समय-समय पर उपलAध ऐसे अ’य माग*दश*न के अनुसार तैयार और हkडल (cid:4)कये जाय@गे। 3333.... ससससददंंददंं षषषषूूूू कककक,,,, ििििववववषषषषाााालललल ुु ुुपपपपददददााााथथथथ (cid:24)(cid:24) (cid:24)(cid:24)एएएएवववव ंं ंंअअअअववववििििशशशश;;;;टट टट इस मानक म@ सिQमिलत उ(cid:22) पाद खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (संदषू क, िवषालु पदाथ* और अविशKट ) िविनयम, 2011 के अनु!प ह(cid:24)गे। इस मानक म@ सिQमिलत उ(cid:22) पाद इन िविनयम(cid:24) के प<रिशKट ख म@ दी गई सूlम जीवाणुm संबंधी अपे(cid:15)ाm के अनु!प ह(cid:24)गे।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 4444.... पपपपैकैकैकैकेेेे>>>>जजजजगगगग औऔऔऔरररर ललललबबेेबबेे >>>>ललललगगगग उ(cid:22) पाद क, पैकेnजग और लेबnलग खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (पैकेnजग और लेबnलग) िविनयम, 2011 म@ दी गई अपे(cid:15)ाm के अन!ु प होगे।‘’ पवन अUवाल, मुGय काय*कारी अिधकारी [िवgापन-III/4/असा./435/16] (cid:29)(cid:29)(cid:29)(cid:29)टटटटFFFFपप पप णणणणीीीी....---- मुG य िविनयम भारत के राजप?, असाधारण म@ अिधसूचना स.ं फाइल सं. 2-15015:20/2010, (cid:4)दनांक 1 अग4त , 2011 -ारा कािशत और त(cid:22)पoात िनQन िलिखत अिधसूचनाm संGयक(cid:24) -ारा संशोिधत (cid:4)कये गए थे; — (i) फा.सं. 4/15015/30/2011, तारीख 7 जून, 2013; (ii) फा.सं. पी./15014/1/2011-पीफए/एफ़एसएसएआई, तारीख 27 जून, 2013; (iii) फा.सं. 5/15015/30/2012, तारीख 12 जुलाई, 2013; (iv) फा.सं. पी.15025/262/2013-पीए/एफ़एसएसएआई, तारीख 5 (cid:4)दसंबर, 2014; (v) फा.सं. 1-83एफ/एससीआई॰ पीएएन–अिध॰/एफ़एसएसएआई-2012, तारीख 17 फरवरी, 2015; (vi) फा.सं. 4/15015/30/2011, तारीख 4 अग4त, 2015; (vii) फा.सं. पी. 15025/263/13-पीए/एफ़एसएसएआई, तारीख 4 नवQबर, 2015; (viii) फा.सं.पी॰15025/264/13-पीए/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 4 नवQबर, 2015; (ix) फा.सं.पी.15025/261/2013-पीए/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 13 नवQबर, 2015; (x) फा.सं.पी.15025/208/2013-पीए/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 13 नवQबर, 2015; (xi) फा.सं.7/15015/30/2012, तारीख 13 नवQबर, 2015 और (xii) फा.सं.1-10(1)/4टैuडvस/*एसपी((cid:4)फश एंड (cid:4)फश<रज ोड>wस)/एफएसएसएआई-2013, तारीख 11 जनवरी, 2016 (xiii) एफ/16-सं 3 .िविशr खा(cid:11) 2014-अिधसूचना (खा(cid:11) योजक)एफएसएसएआई/तारीख मई 3, 2016; (xiv) एफएंफ./एफएसएसएआई/2014/03-सं. 15 ., तारीख जून 14, 2016; (xv) एफ 2013-एफ/ अिधसूचना (’यूhा4यु<टक(cid:6)स)/ एफएसएसआई14-3 .स ं.तारीख जुलाई, 2016 13; (xvi) एफ/12-1 .स ं.मानक 2015- एस. पी. (मधु. मधुकारक)/ एफ. एस. एस. आई./तारीख जुलाई, 2016 15; (xvii) एफ/09/11 सं रेग हामeनाइज़ेशन/2014तारीख 5 िसतQब र, 2016; (xviii) फा. सं. मानक/सीपीएल> यू. सीपी/ईएम/एफएसएसआई-2015 14 िसतQबर, 2016; (xix) फा. सं. 1-110(2)/एसपी) जैिवक खतरे/एफएसएसआई, 2010, तारीख 10 अ>टूबर, 2016; (xx) फा. सं. 11/12/िविन/. ोप-.एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई/.2016, तारीख 10 अ>टूबर, 2016; (xxi) फा. सं. मानक/एसपी(जल .एवं पय)े िअध/(2)/एफएसएसएआई-2016, तारीख 25 अ>टूबर, 2016; (xxii) फा. सं .1-11(1)/मानक-एसपी (जल और सपुये) एफएसएसएआई/2015, तारीख 15 नवंबर, 2016; (xxiii) एफ/.सं.पी .15025/93/2011-पीएफ़एएफ़एसएसएआई/, तारीख 2 (cid:4)दसQबर, 2016; (xxiv) फा. सं.पी.15025/6/2004-पीएफ़एस/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 29 (cid:4)दसQबर, 2016; (xxv) फा. सं. मानक/ओ.एंड एफ./अिधसूचना(1)/एफएसएसएआई-2016, तारीख 31 जनवरी, 2017; (xxvi) फा. सं. 1-12/मानक/2012-एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 13 फरवरी, 2017 और (xxvii) फा. सं. 1-10(7)/4टै7डड*स/एसपी (म(cid:22){सक, और म(cid:22)4 य 5 उ(cid:22)पाद) एफएसएसएआई- 2013, तारीख 13 फरवरी, 2017 ।¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th February, 2017 F. No. Stds /SCSS&H/ Notification (03)/FSSAI-2016.—The draft of regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make with the previous approval of the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred under clause (e) of sub- section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), is hereby published as required under 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 shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing 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 send on the email address of Food Authority at regulation@fssai.gov.in. Objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person 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. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.8 relating to Sweetening agents including Honey,— (a) in sub-regulation 2.8.4, (i) in paragraph 1, the words “pressed out of sugarcane or” shall be omitted; (ii) after paragraph 1, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely;— “2. CANE JAGGERY OR CANE GUR: 1. Cane Jaggery or Cane Gur: Cane Jaggery or Cane Gur means the product obtained by boiling or processing juice pressed out of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). It shall be free from substances deleterious to health and shall confirm to the following analytical standards on dry weight basis:- Sl. No. Characteristics Permissible limit 1. Moisture, percent by weight, Max 7.0 2. Sucrose, percent by weight, Min 70.0 3. Total Sugars expressed as invert sugar, Min 90.0 4. Reducing sugars, percent by weight, Max 20.0 5. Sulphate ash, percent by weight, Max 4.0 6. Ash insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid, percent by weight, Max 0.3 7. Extraneous matter & water insoluble matter, percent by weight, 1.5 Max Sodium bicarbonate, if used for clarification purpose, shall be of Food grade quality. 2. Food Additives Only those additives permitted under the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 shall be used. 3. Hygiene The product shall be prepared and handled in accordance with the guideline provided in Schedule 4, Part-II of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Regulation of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 and such other guidance provided from time to time under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. 4. Contaminants, Toxins and Residues The product covered in this standard shall comply with the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] The products covered in this standard shall confirm to the microbiological requirements as given in Appendix B of these regulations. 5. Packaging and Labelling The products shall comply with the packaging and labelling requirements as laid down under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011”. (b) for sub-regulation 2.8.8, the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely;— “2.8.8: Sodium Saccharin (Food Grade) 1. Sodium Saccharin is white crystals or white crystalline powder. It is odourless or having a faint odour. It is intensely sweet to taste, even in dilute solution. 1 g is soluble in 1.5 ml of water and in about 50 ml of alcohol. When tested in accordance with method specified in Indian standard, IS 5345, it shall conform to the following standards: Sl. No. Characteristics Permissible limit 1 Purity as C H NNaO S, after drying at 120°C for 4 h, 99 7 4 3 percent by mass, Min 2 Moisture, percent by mass, Max I5 3 Acidity and alkalinity To pass the test 4 Benzoate and salicylate Do 5 Readily carbonizable substances Do 6 Toluene sulfonamides, ppm, Max 25 2. Hygiene The product shall be prepared and handled in accordance with the guideline provided in Schedule 4, Part-II of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Regulation of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 and such other guidance provided from time to time under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. 3. Contaminants, Toxins and Residues The product covered in this standard shall comply with the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. The product covered in this standard shall confirm to the microbiological requirements as given in Appendix B of these regulations. 4. Packaging and Labelling The products shall comply with the packaging and labelling requirements as laid down under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011.” (c) after sub-regulation 2.8.11, the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely;— “2.8.12: Calcium Saccharin (Food Grade) 1. Calcium Saccharin is white crystals or white crystalline powder. It shall be odourless or having a faint odour and an intensely sweet taste even in dilute solutions. One gram of is soluble in 1.5 ml of water. When tested in accordance with method specified in Indian standard, IS 5345, it shall conform to the following standards: Sl. No. Characteristics Permissible Limit 1 Purity as C H CaN O S ,on dry basis, percent by mass, Min 99 14 8 2 6 2 2 Moisture, percent by weight, Max 15 3 Benzoic and salicylic acid To pass the test 4 Readily carbonizable substances To pass the test 5 Toluenesulfonamides, ppm, Max 25¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7 2. Hygiene The product shall be prepared and handled in accordance with the guideline provided in Schedule 4, Part-II of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Regulation of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 and such other guidance provided from time to time under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. 3. Contaminants, Toxins and Residues The product covered in this standard shall comply with the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. The products covered in this standard shall confirm to the microbiological requirements as given in Appendix B of these regulations. 4. Packaging and Labelling The products shall comply with the packaging and labelling requirements as laid down under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011.” PAWAN AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./435/16] 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 the following notification numbers: (i) F. No .4/15015/30/2011, dated the 7th June, 2013; (ii) F. No .P. 15014/1/2011-PFA, dated the 27th June, 2013; (iii) F. No. 5/15015/30/2012, dated the 12th July, 2013; (iv) F. No. P. 15025/262/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 5th December, 2014; (v) F. No. 1-83F/Sci.Pan-Noti/FSSAI-2012, dated the 17th February, 2015; (vi) F. No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 4th August, 2015; (vii) F. No. P. 15025/263/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 4th November, 2015; (viii) F. No. P. 15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 4th November, 2015; (ix) F. No. 7/15015/30/2012, dated the 13th November, 2015; (x) F. No. P. 15025/208/2013-PA/FSSAI, dated the 13th November, 2015; (xi) F. No. P. 15025/261/2013-PA/FSSAI, dated the 13th November, 2015; (xii) F. No. 1-10(1)/Standards/SP (Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated the 11th January, 2016; (xiii) No. 3-16/ Specified Foods/Notification(Food Additive)/FSSAI-2014, dated the 3rd May, 2016; (xiv) F. No. 15-03/Enf/FSSAI/2014, dated the 14th June, 2016; (xv) No. 3-14F/Notification(Nutraceuticals)/FSSAI-2013, dated the 13th July, 2016; (xvi) F. No. 1-12/Standards/SP (Sweets, Confectionery)/ FSSAI-2015, dated the 15th July, 2016; (xvii) F. No. 11/09/Reg/Harmoniztn/2014, dated the 5th September, 2016; (xviii) Stds/CPLQ.CP/EM/FSSAI-2015, dated the 14th September, 2016; (xix) F. No. 1-110(2)/SP (Biological Hazards)/FSSAI/2010, dated the 10th October, 2016; (xx) F. No. 11/12/Reg/Prop/FSSAI-2016, dated the 10th October, 2016; (xxi) F. No. 1-110(2)/SP (Biological Hazards)/FSSAI/2010, dated the 10th October, 2016; (xxii) F. No. Stds/ SP (Water & Beverages) Notif(2)/FSSAI-2016, dated the 25th October, 2016; (xxiii) F. No. P. 15025/93/2011-PFA/FSSAI, dated the 2nd December, 2016; (xxiv) F. No. P. 15025/6/2004-PFS/FSSAI, dated the 29th December, 2016; (xxv) F. No. Stds/O&F/Notification(1)/FSSAI-2016, dated the 31st January, 2017; (xxvi) F. No. 1-12/Standards/2012-FSSAI, dated the 13th February, 2017; and (xxvii) F. No. 1-10(7)/Standards/SP (Fish & Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated the 13th February, 2017 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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