Executive Summary:
This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India announces a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards Prohibition and Restriction on Sales Regulations, 2011. It addresses the artificial ripening of fruits using ethylene gas. Objections or suggestions regarding this draft must be submitted within thirty days of the official gazette publication date to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Title:** Food Safety and Standards Prohibition and Restriction on Sales Amendment Regulations, 2016.
* **Effective Date:** The regulations will take effect upon final publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment to Regulation 2.3.5:**
* Allows the artificial ripening of fruits using Ethylene gas.
* Specifies a concentration limit of up to 100 ppm (0.01), depending on the crop, variety, and maturity.
Impact Analysis:
Stakeholders Potentially Affected:
* Fruit Producers/Sellers:
* Impact: Can legally use ethylene gas for artificial ripening within specified limits, influencing their ripening processes and potentially impacting product quality and consumer perception.
* Action Required: Comply with the specified concentration limits (up to 100 ppm) for ethylene gas when artificially ripening fruits and be aware of the regulation when selling.
* Consumers:
* Impact: May be affected by the quality and safety of artificially ripened fruits available in the market.
* Action Required: Be aware of the regulation and its implications for fruit quality.
* Food Safety and Standards Authority of India:
* Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations and addressing any objections or suggestions received.
* Action Required: Consider all objections/suggestions received within the specified period and finalize the amendment for publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for food safety and standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: A law enacted in 2006 related to food safety and standards in India.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The ministry responsible for health and family welfare in India.
New Delhi: The location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India office and the place of publication of the notification.
Food Safety and Standards Prohibition and Restriction on Sales Regulations, 2011: Regulations concerning the prohibition and restriction on sales of certain food products.
Food Safety and Standards Prohibition and Restriction on Sales Amendment Regulations, 2016: An amendment to the 2011 regulations regarding prohibition and restriction on sales, proposed in 2016.
Central Government: The Government of India.
Ethylene: Gas used for artificial ripening of fruits.
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2216GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd May 2016
F.No. Stds/F&VP/Notification (02)/FSSAI-2016.- 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 sub section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) is hereby
published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act for information of all persons likely to be affected
thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations will be taken into consideration after the expiry of the
period of thirty days from the date on which the 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 and suggestions which may be received with respect to the said draft regulation before the expiry of
the period so specified, will 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
(Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) 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 (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, in Regulation 2.3, in
sub regulation 2.3.5, the following proviso shall be inserted namely:-
“Provided that fruits may be artificially ripened by use of Ethylene gas at a concentration upto 100 ppm (0.01%)
depending upon the crop, variety and maturity”.
PAWAN AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer
[Advt.-3/4/Exty./62(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
notification numbers:
(i) F.No.4/15015/30/2011 dated the 8th February, 2013.
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