Executive Summary:
This document is a draft of amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, proposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. It includes an addition to clause a of sub-regulation 2.5.1 in regulation 2.5, specifically regarding food product standards and food additives. The public has 30 days from the date the notification is available to submit objections or suggestions, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India will consider. The amendments will take effect upon final publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Information:**
* The regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016.
* These regulations are made with the previous approval of the Central Government.
* The regulations are issued under section 92, read with section 16, of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
* **Effective Date:**
* The regulations will come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment Details:**
* In regulation 2.5 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, sub-regulation 2.5.1, clause a, is amended.
* After item iv, the item "v Leporids" shall be inserted.
* **Public Input:**
* The public has 30 days to submit objections or suggestions.
* Submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, New Delhi, or via email to regulationfssai.gov.in.
Impact Analysis:
* **Food Safety and Standards Authority of India:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for considering objections and suggestions from the public regarding the draft regulations. Also responsible for the final publication in the Official Gazette.
* *Action Required:* Review and consider all objections/suggestions received within the specified timeframe. Publish the final amended regulations in the Official Gazette.
* **Food Manufacturers and Producers:**
* *Impact:* Must comply with the amended regulations, including the addition of "Leporids" to clause a in sub-regulation 2.5.1 of regulation 2.5, once finalized.
* *Action Required:* Review the draft regulations and submit any objections or suggestions within 30 days. Ensure compliance with the final regulations once published.
* **General Public:**
* *Impact:* Affected by changes in food safety and standards related to food products and additives.
* *Action Required:* Review the draft regulations and submit any objections or suggestions to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India within 30 days if they foresee any impact.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for food safety and standards in India. This is the main regulatory body mentioned in the document.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The Act of Indian Parliament that consolidates the laws relating to food and establishes the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Central Government: The Union Government of India, which provides approval for regulations proposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives Regulations, 2011: A set of regulations established in 2011, which is being amended by the current notification.
New Delhi: The location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India headquarters and the place of publication for this notification.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The ministry under which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India operates.
Pawan Agarwal: The Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Official Gazette: The official government publication in which the final regulations will be published.
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MINISTRY Of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd May , 2016
F. No. Stds/M&MPIP(1)/SP/FSSAI-2015.—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 required¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
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 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 email
regulation@fssai.gov.in.
Objections or suggestions, received from any person with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry of
the period so specified, shall be considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
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, in
regulation 2.5, in sub-regulation 2.5.1, in clause (a), after item (iv), the following item shall be inserted,
namely:-
“(v) Leporids;”.
PAWAN AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./104(187)]
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 the following:
(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;
(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; and
(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 the 3rd May, 2016.
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