Executive Summary:
This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) publishes draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. It seeks to update food standards and additive regulations. Objections or suggestions regarding these amendments must be submitted within 30 days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette to regulationfssai.gov.in or by post to the Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI, New Delhi. The proposed regulations will take effect upon final publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011:
Regulation 1.2 (Citric Acid):
Suitable food-grade enzymes may be added after citric acid.
Regulation 2.2 (Edible Vegetable Oils):
The specification regarding hexane levels in oil extraction is removed.
Edible vegetable oils may be fortified with Vitamin A (22.5-27.5 IU) and Vitamin D (3.96-4.84 IU) per gram. Fortified oils must be labelled accordingly.
The term "vegetable fat" is changed to "vegetable fat/oil".
Clause vi in subregulation 2.2.2 is omitted.
Regulation 2.4.6 (Oats):
New standards for oats are defined, covering moisture content (not more than 14.0%), foreign matter (not more than 1%), other edible grains (not more than 3%), damaged grains (not more than 3%), weevilled grains (not more than 2%), test weight (not less than 46 kghl), hullless and broken kernels (not more than 3%), Uric acid (not more than 100 mg per kg), and ergot (0.05 per cent. mm max).
Oats must adhere to food additive specifications in Appendix A and contaminant, toxin, and residue limits as per the Contaminants, Toxins and Residues Regulations, 2011.
Oats must be prepared and handled according to Schedule 4 of the Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses Regulations, 2011, and meet microbiological requirements in Appendix B.
Oats must be labelled in accordance with the Packaging and Labelling Regulations, 2011, and sampled/analyzed per the FSSAI Manual of Method of Analysis of Food.
Regulation 2.4.10 (Pasta Products):
Macaroni, spaghetti, and vermicelli standards are updated, specifying permissible ingredients (suji, maida, rice flour, groundnut flour, tapioca flour, edible soy flour, or other cereal flours), and optional additions (milk powder and spices).
The products must be free from added color, dirt, insects, larvae, impurities, or extraneous matter.
The products must meet moisture (not more than 12.5%), total ash (not more than 1.0% on dry basis), ash insoluble in dilute HCl (not more than 0.1% on dry basis), and nitrogen (not less than 1.7% on dry basis) standards.
Impact Analysis:
Food Manufacturers/Processors:
Impact: Need to comply with the updated standards for edible vegetable oils, oats, and pasta products, including fortification requirements and labeling.
Action Required: Adjust formulations, processes, and labeling to meet the new regulations.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):
Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations.
Action Required: Review and consider objections/suggestions received during the comment period, finalize the amendments, and ensure compliance through monitoring and enforcement activities.
Consumers:
Impact: Will have access to fortified edible vegetable oils with Vitamin A and D, and oats and pasta products that adhere to updated quality and safety standards.
Action Required: Be aware of the updated labeling requirements for fortified edible vegetable oils.
Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi 110002
Impact: They are specified as the address for objections or suggestions to the amendment.
Action Required: Receive, record and forward objections or suggestions to FSSAI.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for food safety and standards in India, proposing amendments to regulations.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The primary legislation governing food safety and standards in India, under which the regulations are being amended.
Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives Regulations, 2011: The regulations being amended by the current notification, concerning food product standards and additives.
Central Government: The government body whose approval is required for the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to make regulations.
Official Gazette: The official publication in which the notification and draft regulations are published.
Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: The person to whom objections or suggestions regarding the draft regulations should be addressed.
Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi 110002: The address of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, where objections or suggestions can be sent.
Food Safety and Standards Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses Regulations, 2011: Regulations related to the licensing and registration of food businesses, mentioned in the context of food hygiene.
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आ"त$ ा 12.5 (cid:30)ितशत से अिधक नहR ।
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[िवgापन III/4/असा./155]
(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)टटटट////पपपपणणणण –––– मूल िविनयम, भारत के राजप7, असाधारण, भाग iii, खंड 4 म(cid:26) अिधसूचना सं. एफ. सं. 2-
15015/30/2010, तारीख 1 अग/त, 2011 )ारा (cid:30)कािशत 6कए गए थे और उनम(cid:26) प>ा(cid:10)वतq संशोधन
िन0िलिखत अिधसूचना संAयांक(cid:23) )ारा 6कए गए थे :-
(i) फा. सं. 4/15015/30/2011, तारीख 7 जून, 2013;
(ii) फा. सं. पी.15014/1/2011-पी.एफ.ए./एफ़.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 27 जून, 2013;
(iii) फा. सं. 5/15015/30/2012, तारीख 12 जुलाई, 2013;
(iv) फा. सं. पी. 15025/262/13-पी.ए./एफ़.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 5 6दसLबर, 2014;
(v) फा. सं.1-83 एफ़/वैgा. पैन–अिध./एफ़.एस.एस.ए.आई.-2012, तारीख 17 फरवरी, 2015;
(vi) फा. सं. 4/15015/30/2011, तारीख 4 अग/त, 2015;
(vii) फा. सं. पी. 15025/263/13-पी.ए./एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 4 नवLबर, 2015;
(viii) फा. सं. पी. 15025/264/13-पी.ए./एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 4 नवLबर, 2015;
(ix) फा. सं.7/15015/30/2012, तारीख 13 नवLबर, 2015;
(x) फा. सं. पी. 15025/208/13-पी.ए./एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 13 नवLबर, 2015;
(xi) फा. सं. पी. 15025/261/2013-पी.ए./एफ़.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 13 नवLबर, 2015;¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
(xii) फा. सं. 1-10(1)/मानक/एस.पी(म(cid:10)/य और म(cid:10)/य उ(cid:10)पाद)/एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई.-2013, तारीख 11
जनवरी, 2016;
(xiii) सं. 3-16/िविनFदG1 खा(cid:3)/अिधसूचना (खा(cid:3) सहयो(cid:20)यच)/एफएसएसएआई-2014, तारीख 03 मई,
2016 और
(xiv) फा. सं. 15-03/ईएनएफ़/एफएसएसएआई-2014, तारीख 14 जून, 2016.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th July, 2016
F.No. Stds/O&F/Notification(1)/FSSAI-2016.—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 section 16 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of
2006) is hereby published as required under 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, shall 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, 2016.
(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 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations),-
(A) in regulation 1.2, in sub-regulation 18, in item (iv), after the words “citric acid”, the words
“and any suitable food grade enzyme” shall be inserted;
(B) In regulation 2.2 of the said regulations,- (i) in sub-regulation 2.2.1,
(a) in clause 1, the portion starting with the words “Further, if the oil is obtained” and
ending with the words “Hexane more than 5.00 ppm” shall be omitted;
(b) after clause 24, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
“25. Edible vegetable oils may be fortified with the following vitamins, namely:-6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
Range of nutrient per gram
Nutrients Source of nutrient
of Oil
Retinyl acetate, Retinyl palmitate and Retinyl
Vitamin A 22.5-27.5 IU
propionate
Vitamin D 3.96-4.84 IU Cholecalciferol, Ergocalciferol
Range of vitamins shall be applicable at the time of packaging and shall show a
positive test at the time of sale. Every package of fortified edible vegetable oil shall
bear the declaration “Fortified with Vitamin A and D”.
(i i) in sub-regulation 2.2.2,-
(a) in the opening paragraph, for the “vegetable fat”, the words “vegetable fat/oil”
shall be substituted;
(b) clause (vi) shall be omitted;
(C) in sub-regulation 2.4.6, after clause 16, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
“17.OATS
(1) Oats shall be dried mature grains of Avena sativa or Avena byzantina. The grains
shall be sound, clean, wholesome, and free from toxic seeds, live insects and visible mold confirming
to the following standards, namely:-
S.No Characteristics Requirements
(i) Moisture Not more than 14.0 per cent. by weight
(ii) Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of
which not more than 0.25 per cent. by
Foreign matter(Extraneous matter) weight shall be mineral matter and not
more than 0.10 per cent. by weight shall
be impurities of animal origin.
(iii) Other edible grains (grains other than oats) Not more than 3 per cent. by weight.
(iv) Damaged grains ( including pieces of kernels Not more than 3 per cent. by weight.
that show visible deterioration due to moisture,
weather, disease, insects, mould, heating,
fermentation, sprouting or other causes)
(v) Weevilled grains Not more than 2 per cent. by count.
(vi) Minimum test weight (weight of hundred litre Not less than 46 kg/hl
volume of oats expressed as kilograms per
hectolitre (kg/hl).
(vii) Hull-less and broken kernels Not more than 3 per cent. by weight.
(viii) Uric acid Not more than 100 mg per kg.
(ix) Ergot Sclerotium of the fungus Claviceps
purpurea 0.05 per cent. m/m max¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7
(2) Food Additives
The product shall contain food additives specified in Appendix A to these regulations.
(3) Contaminants, Toxins and Residues
The product contaminants, toxin and residues shall be in accordance with the Food
Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.
(4) Food Hygiene
(a) The product shall be prepared and handled in accordance with the guidelines provided
in the Schedule 4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food
Businesses) Regulations, 2011.
(b) The product shall conform to the microbiological requirement specified in Appendix B of
these regulations.
(5) Labelling
The product shall be labelled in accordance with the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging
and Labelling) Regulations, 2011.
(6) Method of Sampling and Analysis
As provided in the relevant FSSAI Manual of Method of Analysis of Food”;
(D) in sub-regulation 2.4.10, for clause 1, the following clause shall be substituted, namely-
“1. PASTA PRODUCTS: (a) (Macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli) means the product obtained
from either single or in combination of ingredients including suji , maida , rice flour ,
groundnut flour , tapioca flour , edible soy flour or flour of any other cereal referred to in sub-
regulation 2.4 of regulations, with or without addition of ingredients milk powder and spices
by kneading the dough and extending it.
(b) It shall be free from added colour, dirt, insect’s larvae and impurities or any other
extraneous matter.
(c) It shall conform to the following standards:-
Moisture Not more than 12.5 per cent.
Total ash Not more than 1.0 per cent. On dry basis
Ash insoluble in dilute HCl Not more than 0.1 per cent.
(On dry basis)
Nitrogen Not less than 1.7 per cent. on dry basis”.
PAWAN AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT-III/4/Exty./155]
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 numbers:-
(i) F.No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 7th June, 2013;
(ii) F.No. P.15014/1/2011-PFA/FSSAI, dated the 27th June, 2013;
(iii) F.No. 5/15015/30/2012, dated the 12th July, 2013;8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
(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 P.15025/261/2013-PA/FSSAI, dated the 13th November, 2015;
(x) F.No. P.15025/208/2013-PA/FSSAI, dated the 13th November, 2015;
(xi) F.No. 7/15015/30/2012, dated the 13th November, 2015;
(xii) F.No.1-10(1)/Standards/SP(Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated 11th January,
2016;
(xiii) No.3-16/ Specified Foods/Notification(Food Additive)/FSSAI-2014,dated 3rd May, 2016 and
(xiv) F.No. 15-03/Enf/FSSAI/2014, dated 14th June, 2016.
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