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, concerning fruit and vegetable products. The amendments relate to squashes, crushes, fruit syrups, "sharbat," barley water and synthetic syrups. Stakeholders have 30 days from the date of the Gazette publication to submit objections or suggestions to the FSSAI.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Regulations:
* Regulation 2.3, concerning FRUIT VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, is amended.
Squashes, Crushes, Cordial and Barley Water (Subregulation 2.3.21):
* Specifies definitions and standards for squashes, crushes, cordial, and barley water.
* Squashes and Crushes: Products made from unfermented fruit juice/puree/concentrate, blended with sweeteners and water, with or without salt, herbs, peel oil, and other suitable ingredients.
* Cordial: A clear product, free from cellular matter, made from clarified fruit juice, sweeteners and water, with or without salt, peel oil, and other suitable ingredients.
* Barley Water: Product made from unfermented fruit juice, sweeteners and water, with or without salt, peel oil, and at least 0.25% barley starch, and other suitable ingredients.
* Allows permitted food additives and requires compliance with microbiological requirements in Appendix B.
* Sets minimum fruit juice/puree content, total soluble solids, and maximum acidity for each product type.
* Requires containers to be well-filled, occupying at least 90.0% of the container's water capacity.
Sharbat and Synthetic Syrup (Subregulation 2.3.24):
* Specifies definitions and standards for Sharbat and Synthetic Syrup.
* Sharbat: Must contain a minimum of 25% juice or extract from fruit, vegetable, nut, herb, flower, or spice, alone or in combination. It should be free from burnt or objectionable tastes, flavors, artificial sweetening agents, extraneous matter and crystallization.
* Sharbat: Specifies permissible limits for acidity (0.05 to 0.15 max), specific gravity (1.3 to 1.5), total soluble solids (more than 30.0%), and pH (less than 4.5).
* Synthetic Syrup: Obtained by blending syrup made from sugar, dextrose, or liquid glucose. It should be free from burnt or objectionable tastes, flavors, artificial sweetening agents, extraneous matter and crystallization.
* Synthetic Syrup: Specifies permissible limits for acidity (0.1 to 0.3 max), specific gravity (1.0 to 1.5), total soluble solids (more than 30.0%), and pH (less than 4.5).
Impact Analysis:
Food Manufacturers:
* Impact: Must comply with the revised standards for squashes, crushes, fruit syrups/sharbat, barley water and synthetic syrups regarding composition, additives, and labeling.
* Action Required: Reformulate products as necessary to meet the new standards; ensure compliance with labeling requirements.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):
* Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations and addressing any objections or suggestions received from stakeholders.
* Action Required: Review and consider objections/suggestions; finalize and publish the amended regulations.
Consumers:
* Impact: Will have access to products that adhere to updated quality and safety standards.
* Action Required: Be aware of the updated standards.
Regulatory Bodies:
* Impact: Must align their practices with the amended regulations.
* Action Required: Update guidelines and procedures to reflect the changes.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for food safety and standards in India, proposes amendments to regulations.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The act under which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India exercises its powers.
Central Government: The government whose approval is required for the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to make regulations.
Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives Regulations, 2011: The regulations being amended by the notification.
New Delhi: The location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India office, where objections or suggestions can be addressed.
Official Gazette: The gazette in which the notification and subsequent amendments are published.
Chief Executive Officer: The officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to whom objections or suggestions may be addressed.
FRUIT VEGETABLE PRODUCTS: Regulation 2.3 of Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives Regulations, 2011 relating to fruit vegetable products
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1. 1कवाश और Sिशज स े ता(cid:20)प य(cid:12) उपयुXत फल अथवा कई फल(cid:29) को पोषक मधुरक(cid:29), पानी और नमकयXु त अथवा
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उ(cid:20)प ाद स ेह।ै
2. कोरिडयाल स े ता(cid:20)प य(cid:12) पोषक मधुरक(cid:29) और नमकयुX त अथवा नमकमुX त पानी, छाल के तले और उ(cid:20) पाद(cid:29) के िलए
उपयुXत (cid:4)कसी अ\य संघटक(cid:29) के साथ अ(cid:4)क‘ वत पर\ तु (cid:4)क‘ वन योa य िनमल(cid:12) ीकृत फल(cid:29) के िम^ण स े ा_ त (cid:4)कसी भी
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3. जौ के पानी स े ता(cid:20)प य(cid:12) पोषक मधुरक(cid:29), नमकयुX त अथवा नमकमुX त पानी, छाल के तले और 0.25 ितशत से
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के िम^ण स ेतैयार (cid:4)कए गए उ(cid:20)प ाद से है।
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गई जीव िवdानीय अपे(cid:18)ाe के अनfु प ह(cid:29)ग।े
ये उ(cid:20)प ाद िनWन िलिखत अप(cid:18)े ाe के अनfु प ह(cid:29)गे:-
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(2) Sश 25 55 3.5
(3) कोरिडयाल 25 30 3.5
(4)जौ का पानी 25 30 2.5
5. आधान उ(cid:20)पाद से परू ी तरह से भरे /ये ह(cid:29)गे और जब उ(cid:20)पाद कठोर आधान(cid:29) म$ पकै (cid:4)कया जाए, तो आधान के शुg भार
के 90.0 ितशत स े अ\यून भरा /आ होगा। आधान का शुg भार 20 िडkी स$. पर आसिवत जल का प(रमाण ह ै िजस े
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ख) “संिशिलH सीरप या शब(cid:12)त” से संबंिधत उप-िविनयम 2.3.24 के 1थ ान पर िनW निलिखत को ित1 थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा,
अथा(cid:12)त :
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1. शरबत म$ फल अथवा सि=ज य(cid:29) अथवा िगरी अथवा जड़ी-बूटी अथवा पुc प अथवा मसाले अथवा इनके िम^ण का रस
अथवा सार-त(cid:20)व का \य ूनतम 25 ितशत होगा।
यह जला /आ नहn होगा अथवा आपि(cid:20)त जनक अपिम^ण, 1 वाद, अप(रcक ृत मधुरक अिभकारक(cid:29), असW बg पदाथo और
(cid:4)S1ट लीकरण से मXु त होगा। शरबत िनW निलिखत अपे(cid:18)ाe को भी पूरा करेगा:¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
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1. िस(pक एिसड के fप म$ अW लता अिधकतम (%) 0.05 से 0.15
2. िविशcट गुf(cid:20)व 1.3 से 1.5
3. कुल िवलेय ठोसभार का ितशत 30.0 से अिधक
4. pH 4.5 से कम
2. सिं शिलH सीरप शक(cid:12)रा, डXे स pोज अथवा %िवत a लोकोज से बनाए गए िमि^त िसरप *ारा ा_ त (cid:4)कया जाएगा।
यह जला /आ नहn होगा अथवा आपि(cid:20)त जनक अपिम^ण, 1 वाद, अप(रcक ृत मधुरक अिभकारक(cid:29), असW बg पदाथo और
(cid:4)S1ट लीकरण से मXु त होगा। सिं शिलH सीरप िनW निलिखत अपे(cid:18)ाe को भी पूरा करेगा:
Sं.स.ं पैरामीटर अनमु त सीमा
1. िस(pक एिसड के fप म$ अWल ता अिधकतम (%) 0.1 से 0.3
2. िविशcट गुf(cid:20)व 1.0 से 1.5
3. कुल िवलेय ठोस भार का ितशत 30.0 से अिधक
4. pH 4.5 से कम
पवन अkवाल, मुCय कायक(cid:12) ारी अिधकारी
[िवdापन.-III/4/असा./575/18]
(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10)टटटट))))पप पप णणणण :::: मुCय िविनयम भारत के राजप;, असाधारण भाग III, खंड 4 म$ अिधसूचना स.ं फाइल सं. 2-15015/30/2010,
(cid:4)दनाकं 1 अग1त , 2011 *ारा कािशत क’ गई थी और त(cid:20)प@ात िनW निलिखत अिधसचू नाe संCयको *ारा
संशोिधत (cid:4)कय ेगए थ;े -
1) फा.सं. 4/15015/30/2011, तारीख 7 जून, 2013;
2) फा.सं. पी./15014/1/2011-पीफए/एफ़एसएसएआई, तारीख 27 जून, 2013;
3) फा.सं. 5/15015/30/2012, तारीख 12 जलु ाई, 2013;
4) फा.सं. पी.15025/262/2013-पीए/एफ़एसएसएआई, तारीख 5 (cid:4)दसंबर, 2014;
5) फा.सं. 1-83एफ/एससीआई॰ पीएएन–अिध॰/एफ़एसएसएआई-2012, तारीख 17 फरवरी, 2015;
6) फा.सं. 4/15015/30/2011, तारीख 4 अग1त, 2015;
7) फा.सं.पी॰15025/264/13-पीए/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 4 नवWबर, 2015;
8) फा.सं. पी. 15025/263/13-पीए/एफ़एसएसएआई, तारीख 4 नवWबर, 2015;
9) फा.सं.पी.15025/261-पीए/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 13 नवWबर, 2015;
10) फा.सं.पी.15025/208/2013-पीए/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 13 नवWबर, 2015;
11) फा.सं.7/15015/30/2012, तारीख 13 नवWबर, 2015;
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th March, 2019
F. No. Stds/SP(Water & Beverages)/Notification(6) FSSAI-2018.—The following draft of certain
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 previous
approval of the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (2) of
section 92 read with sections 16 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) is hereby published
as required by the said 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 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, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or sent on email at
regulation@fssai.gov.in.
Objections or suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft
regulations before the expiry of period so specified, shall be considered by the Food Authority.
Draft Regulations
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food
Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the official Gazette.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC 4]
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, in
Regulation 2.3. relating to “FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS”,
a) The sub-regulation 2.3.21 relating to “Squashes, Crushes, Fruit Syrups/Fruit Sharbats and Barley
Water” shall be substituted by the following namely:-
“2.3.21 Squashes, Crushes, Cordial and Barley Water:
1. Squashes and Crushes means the product prepared from unfermented but fermentable fruit
juice/puree or concentrate clear or cloudy, obtained from any suitable fruit or several fruits by
blending it with nutritive sweeteners, water and with or without salt, aromatic herbs, peel oil and
any other ingredients suitable to the products.
2. Cordial means a clear product free from any cellular matter, obtained by blending
unfermented but fermentable clarified fruit juice with nutritive sweeteners & water with or
without salt and peel oil and any other ingredients suitable to the products.
3. Barley water means the product prepared from unfermented but fermentable fruit juice by
blending it with nutritive sweeteners, water with or without salt and peel oil and barley starch not
less than 0.25 percent and any other ingredient suitable to the product.
4. The product may contain food additives permitted in these regulations including Appendix A. The
product shall conform to the microbiological requirements given in Appendix B.
The product shall comply with the following requirements:—
Name of the products Min (%) of fruit juice/ Total Soluble Acidity expressed as
puree in the final product Solids Min (%) Citric Acid Max (%)
(1) Squash 25 40 3.5
(2) Crush 25 55 3.5
(3) Cordial 25 30 3.5
(4) Barley Water 25 30 2.5
5. The co5. The container shall be well filled with the product and shall occupy not less than 90.0
percent of the water capacity of the container, when packed in the rigid containers. The water
capacity of the container is the volume of distilled water at 20ºC which the sealed container is
capable of holding when completely filled.”;
b) The sub-regulation 2.3.24 relating to “Synthetic Syrup or Sharbat” shall be substituted by the
following namely:
“2.3.24 Sharbat and Synthetic syrup
1. Sharbat shall contain minimum 25 percent of juice or extract of fruit or vegetable or nut or herb
or flower or spice, alone or in combination.
It shall be free from burnt or objectionable taints, flavours, artificial sweetening agents, extraneous
matter and crystallization. Sharbat shall also meet the following requirement:
Sr. No. Parameter Permissible limits
1. Acidity as citric acid Max (%) 0.05 to 0.15
2. Specific Gravity 1.3 to 1.5
3. Total Soluble Solids, Percent by mass More than 30.0
4. pH Less than 4.5¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7
2. Synthetic Syrup shall be obtained by blending syrup made from sugar, dextrose or liquid glucose.
It shall be free from burnt or objectionable taints, flavours, artificial sweetening agents, extraneous
matter and crystallization. Synthetic Syrup shall also meet the following requirement:
Sr. No. Parameter Permissible limits
1. Acidity as citric acid 0.1 to 0.3
Max (%)
2. Specific Gravity 1.0 to 1.5
3. Total Soluble Solids, Percent by mass, More than 30.0
4. pH Less than 4.5”.
PAWAN AGGRAWAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./575/18]
Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4,
vide notification number F. No. 2-15015/30/2010, dated the 1st August, 2011 and subsequently
amended vide notification.
1) F.No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated 7th June, 2013;
2) F.No. P. 15014/1/2011-PFA/FSSAI, dated 27th June, 2013;
3) F. No. 5/15015/30/2012, dated 12th July, 2013;
4) F.No. P. 15025/262/2013-PA/FSSAI, dated 5th December, 2014;
5) F.No. 1-83F/Sci. Pan- Noti/FSSAI-2012, dated 17th February, 2015;
6) F.No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated 4th August, 2015;
7) F.No. P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated 4th November, 2015;
8) F.No. P. 15025/263/13-PA/FSSAI, dated 4th November, 2015;
9) F.No. P. 15025/261-PA/FSSAI, dated 13th November, 2015;
10) F.No. P. 15025/208/2013-PA/FSSAI, Dated 13th November, 2015;
11) F.No. 7/15015/30/2012, dated 13th November, 2015;
12) F.No. 1-10(1)/Standards/SP9Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated 11th January,
2016;
13) No. 3-16/Specified Foods/Notification (Food Additives)/FSSAI-2014, dated 3rd May, 2016;
14) F.No. 15-03/Enf/FSSAI/2014, Dated 14th June, 2016;
15) No. 3-14F/Notification (Nutraceuticals)/FSSAI-2013, dated 13th July, 2016;
16) F.No. 1-12/Standards/SP (Sweets, Confectionery)/FSSAI-2015, dated 15th July, 2016;
17) F.No. 1-120(1)/Standards/Irradiation/FSSAI-2015, dated 23rd August, 2016;
18) F. No. 11/09/Reg/Harmoniztn/2014, dated 5th September, 2016;
19) F.No. Stds/CPLQ.CP/EM/FSSAI-2015, dated 14th September, 2016;
20) F.No. 11/12 Reg/Prop/FSSAI-2016, dated 10th October, 2016;
21) F.No. 1-110(2)/SP (Biological Hazards)/FSSAI/2010, dated 10th October, 2016;
22) F.No. Stds/SP (Water & Beverages)/Notif (2)/FSSAI-2016, dated 25th October, 2016;
23) F.No. 1-11(1)/Standards/SP (Water & Beverages)/FSSAI-2015, Dated 15th November, 2016;
24) F.No. P.15025/93/2011-PFA/FSSAI, Dated 2nd December, 2016;
25) F.No. P. 15025/6/2004-PFS/FSSAI, dated 29th December, 2016;
26) F.No. Stds/O&F/Notification(1)/FSSAI-2016, dated 31st January, 2017;
27) F.No. 1-12/Standards/2012-FSSAI, dated 13th February, 2017;8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC 4]
28) F.No. 1-10(7)/Standards/SP (Fish & Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated 13th February,
2017;
29) F. No. Stds /SCSS&H/ Notification (02)/FSSAI-2016, dated 15th May, 2017;
30) F. No. Stds/03/Notification (LS)/ FSSAI-2017, dated 19th June, 2017;
31) F.No. 1/Additives/Stds/14.2Notification/FSSAI/2016, dated 31st July, 2017;
32) F.No. Stds/F&VP/Notification(01)/FSSAI-2016, dated 2nd August, 2017;
33) F.No. 1-94(1)/FSSAI/SP(Labelling)/2014, dated 11th September, 2017;
34) F.No. Stds/M&MPIP(1)/SP/FSSAI-2015, dated 15th September, 2017;
35) No. Stds/SP (Water & Beverages)/Noti(1)/FSSAI-2016,dated 15th September,2017;
36) F.No.1-10(8)/Standards/SP (Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated 15th September,
2017;
37) File No. 2/Stds/CPL & CP/Notification/FSSAI-2016, dated 18th September, 2017;
38) F. No. A-1 (1)/Standard/MMP/2012, dated 12th October, 2017;
39) F. No. Stds/O&F/Notification (3)/FSSAI-2016, dated 12th October, 2017;
40) F. No. 2/Stds/CPL & CP/Notification/FSSAI-2016(part), dated the 24th October, 2017;
41) F. No. A-1/Standards/Agmark/2012-FSSAI(pt.I), dated 17th November, 2017;
42) F.No. 1/Additives/Stds/BIS Notification/FSSAI/2016, dated 17th November, 2017;
43) F. No. Stds/O&F/Notification (5)/FSSAI-2016, dated 20th February , 2018;
44) F.No. Stds/01-SP(fortified & Enriched Foods)-Reg/FSSAI-2017, dated 13th March, 2018;
45) F. No.1-110(3)/SP (Biological Hazards)/FSSAI/2010, dated the 21st March, 2018;
46) File No. Stds/SCSS&H/ Notification (03)/FSSAI-2016, dated the 10th April, 2018;
47) No. Stds/CPL&CP/Notification/FSSAI-2016, dated 4th May, 2018;
48) F. No. Stds/SP(SCSSH)/Ice lollies notification/FSSAI-2018, dated 20th July, 2018;
49) F. No. Stds/SP(Water & Beverages)/Notif(3)/FSSAI-2016, dated 20th July, 2018;
50) Stds/CPL&CP/ Draft Notification/FSSAI-2017, dated 31st July, 2018;
51) F.No.1/Additional Additives/Stds/Notification/FSSAI/2016, dated 8th November, 2018;
52) F. No. Stds/03/Notification (CFOI&YC)/FSSAI-2017, dated 16th November, 2018;
53) F. No. Stds/O&F/Notification (7)/FSSAI-2017, dated 19th November, 2018;
54) F. No. Stds/M&MP/Notification (02)/FSSAI-2016, dated 19th November, 2018;
55) F. No. Stds/F&VP/Notifications (04)/FSSAI-2016, dated 19th November,2018;
56) F. No. 1-116/Scientific Committee (Noti.)/2010-FSSAI, dated 26th November, 2018; and
57) F. No. 02-01/Enf-1(1)/FSSAI-2012, dated 29th January, 2019.
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