Executive Summary:
This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India announces draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011. The amendments are made with the previous approval of the Central Government. Objections or suggestions regarding these amendments must be submitted within thirty days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Regulations:
* The Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, are being amended.
* Sub-regulation 2.3 is modified as follows:
* Sub-regulation 2.3.2 is omitted.
* Sub-regulation 2.3.9 is omitted.
* Sub-regulation 2.3.10 is omitted.
* In sub-regulation 2.3.14, after clause 20, a proviso is inserted: the Food Authority may waive certification requirements under clauses 4, 5, 17, and 18 for imported food products.
General Information:
* These regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2019.
* The regulations come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* The principal regulations were published on August 1, 2011, and subsequently amended on February 8, 2013, August 23, 2016 (twice), October 12, 2017 and July 31, 2018.
Impact Analysis:
Stakeholders Affected:
* Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Impact: Responsible for considering suggestions and objections, and implementing the amended regulations.
Action Required: Review and consider objections/suggestions received. Implement the amendments to regulations and enforce them.
* Food Businesses/Importers
Impact: Need to be aware of the changes in certification requirements, particularly related to imported food products.
Action Required: Review current practices for imported food products and adjust to comply with the amended regulations regarding certification.
* Consumers
Impact: May see changes in the availability or types of imported food products.
Action Required: Stay informed about changes in food safety regulations and their impact on available products.
* Central Government
Impact: Previously approved the draft amendment.
Action Required: Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the amended regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An autonomous body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 responsible for setting and regulating food 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.
Food Safety and Standards Prohibition and Restriction on sales Regulations, 2011: Regulations established in 2011 related to the prohibition and restriction on sales of certain food products, which this notification amends.
Central Government: The Union Government of India, which provides previous approval for regulations made by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
New Delhi: The location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India headquarters and the place of publication of the notification.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The ministry under which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India operates.
Pawan Agarwal: Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Official Gazette: A public journal and legal document of the Government of India, publishing official notifications and legal documents.
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th March, 2019
F. No. Stds/Agmark-BIS/02/FSSAI-2018.—The following draft of certain regulations, further to
amend the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on sales) 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 under section 92 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, Food and Drug Administration 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, 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
(Prohibition and Restriction on sales) Amendment Regulations, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on sales) Regulations, 2011, in regulation
2.3,
(i) the sub-regulation 2.3.2 shall be omitted;
(ii) the sub-regulation 2.3.9 shall be omitted;¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(iii) the sub-regulation 2.3.10 shall be omitted;
(iv) in sub-regulation 2.3.14 after clause (20), following proviso shall be inserted namely:-
‘Provided further that the Food Authority may dispense with the requirement of certification
specified under clause (4), (5), (17) and (18) for imported food products.’
PAWAN AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./574/18]
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
notification numbers:
(i) F. No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 8thFebruary, 2013.
(ii) F. No. Stds/O&F/Notification (2)/FSSAI-2016, dated the 23rd August, 2016.
(iii) F. No. Stds/F&VP/Notification (02)/FSSAI-2016, dated the 23rd August, 2016
(iv) F. No. A-1 (1)/Standards/MMP/2012, dated the 12thOctober, 2017 and
(v) File No. Stds/O&F/Notification (8)/FSSAI-2017, dated the 31stJuly, 2018.
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