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The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Vegan Foods Regulations, 2022, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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What it means

  • This gazette notification publishes draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022. The amendments primarily concern vegan food compliance and introduce a specific form (Form I) for certification by recognized authorities in exporting countries for products seeking vegan logo endorsement.

Key Changes

  • The notification introduces the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2025.
  • It replaces the phrase 'the format as specified by the authority is accepted' in sub-regulation 3 of regulation 5 of the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022, with 'form I of these regulations'.
  • A new 'Form – I' is inserted after regulation 5. This form is a 'Certificate to be issued by the recognized authority* of the exporting country' for products applying for vegan logo endorsement.
  • Form I requires details such as: Consignor/Exporter information, Consignee/Importer information, Country of origin and destination, Product Description (name, producer, lot number, weight, packaging details, manufacturing and expiry dates), Product composition, Intended purpose, repacking/relabeling information and declarations related to animal testing, GMP, storage of vegan and non-vegan materials, cleaning of equipment and traceability.
  • A 60-day period is provided for stakeholders to submit objections or suggestions to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regarding the draft regulations.

Impact Analysis

Exporters of Vegan Products

  • Action Item: Exporters should familiarize themselves with Form I and identify the recognized authority in their country from which to obtain the certificate.

Importers of Vegan Products

  • Action Item: Importers should communicate the new requirements to their suppliers and ensure they can provide the necessary documentation.

Vegan Product Manufacturers in India

  • Action Item: Monitor further notifications from FSSAI to understand if similar requirements will be extended to domestic manufacturers.

FSSAI

  • Action Item: FSSAI needs to establish a clear process for recognizing and approving certifying bodies in exporting countries.

Consumers

  • Action Item: Consumers can look for the vegan logo and associated certifications on imported products.

Key Entities Referenced

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): The regulatory body responsible for setting and enforcing food safety standards in India. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The primary legislation governing food safety and standards in India. Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022: The regulations specifically addressing the standards and requirements for vegan foods in India. Published on June 10, 2022, vide notification number F. No. Std/TF-Vegan Foods/Notif./FSSAI. Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2025: The proposed amendments to the 2022 regulations, focusing on vegan food compliance and certification. Form I: Certificate to be issued by the recognized authority of the exporting country for products applied for Vegan logo endorsement as per Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-03032025-261443 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-03032025-261443 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 147] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, माच ा3, 2025/फाल्ग नु 12, 1946 No. 147] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025/PHALGUNA 12, 1946 भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 28 फरवरी, 2025 फा. स.ं जवगन पर जविषे ज्ञ सजमजत- पहली बठै क .—खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक (जवगन खाद्य) जवजनयम, 2022 म ें आग े संिोधन, िो भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण (एफएसएसएआई), केंद्र सरकार के पूवाानुमोिन के साथ खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 34) की धारा 92 की उप – धारा (2) के खंड (फ़) के साथ पठठत धारा 16 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए करना चाहती ह ै एव ं इसके जलए इन जवजनयमों का प्रारूप इसस े प्रभाजवत होने वाले सभी व्यजियों की सूचना के जलए कजथत अजधजनयम की धारा 92 की उप –धारा (1) की अपेक्षा अनुसार एतद्द्वारा प्रकाजित करती ह ै और यह अजधसूजचत दकया िाता ह ै दक उि जवजनयम पर उस जतजथ से साठ दिनों की अवजध समाप्त होन े के बाि जवचार दकया िाएगा, जिस जतजथ को इस अजधसूचना को प्रकाजित करने वाले रािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को उपलब्ध कराई िाएंगी। यदि कोई आपजत्त या सुझाव हो तो उसे मुख्य कायाकारी अजधकारी, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण, एफडीए भवन, कोटला रोड, नई दिल्ल ी-110002 को अथवा regulation@fssai.gov.in पर ई-मले से भेिा िा सकता ह।ै उक्त प्रारूप जवजनयमों के संबधं में दकसी व् यजि से इस प्रकार जनधााठरत जतजथ तक प्राप् त आपजत्तयों और सुझावों पर भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा। 1543 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] प्रारूप जवजनयम 1. इन जवजनयमों को खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (जवगन खाद्य) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2025 कहा िाएगा। 2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (जवगन खाद्य) जवजनयम, 2022 (जिन् ह ें एतद्पश् चात ् उक्त जवजनयम कहा िाएगा) के अन्तगात - (1) जवगन खाद्य अनुपालन से संबंजधत जवजनयम 5 के उप-जवजनयम 3 म ें “प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवर्नादिष्ट प्रारूप” िब्िों को “इन जवजनयमों के प्ररूप-I” से प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा। (2) जवगन खाद्य अनुपालन से संबंजधत जवजनयम 5 के बाि जनम्नजलजखत को अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा- प्ररूप – I जनयाातक िेि के मान्यता प्राप्त प्राजधकारी* द्वारा िारी दकया िाने वाला प्रमाणपत्र (जवजनयम 5 के उप जवजनयम 3 का संिभा ल ें) [खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (जवगन खाद्य) जवजनयम, 2022 के अनुसार जवगन लोगो पुजष्ट हते ु आवेिन करने वाल े उत्पािों के जलए] प्रेषण करन ेवाला िेि 1. प्रेषक/ जनयाातक 2. प्रमाणपत्र संख्या 3. जनयाातक िेि के मान्यता प्राप्त प्राजधकारी का नाम नाम पता और उनका संपका संबंधी जववरण : 4. प्राप्तकताा / आयातक : नाम पता 5. मूल िेि िहााँ माल तैयार हुआ ह ै: 6. गंतव्य िेि 7. पठरवहन/ भंडारण की ित ें जिनका पालन दकया िाना आवश्यक ह ै 8. उत्पाि संबंधी जववरण क. उत्पािों के नाम (एफएसएसआर के अनुसार जनकटतम खाद्य श्रेणी) ख. उत्पािक/ जवर्नामाता (नाम और पता) ग. लॉट सं. / बैच सं. घ. जनवल भार : ड. युजनट/ पैकेि की संख्या च. पैकेजिंग का प्रकार छ. उत्पािन/ पैकेजिंग की तारीख ि. समाजप्त जतजथ (यदि प्रयोज्य हो तो) 9. उत्पािन की सरं चना 10. अपेजक्षत प्रयोिन[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 11. क्या गतं व्य ििे म ें उत्पाि की ठरपैककंग व हााँ / नहीं ठरलेबजलगं की िानी ह ै- क. यदि हााँ, तो जनरीक्षण संबंधी जनकासी के जलए प्रांगण पठरसर का जववरण उपलब्ध कराए ाँ 12. घोषणापत्र अधोहस्ट्ताक्षरी प्राजधकृत अजधकारी प्रमाजणत करता ह ै दक ऊपर वर्णात उत्पाि जनम्नजलजखत आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करते ह:ैं क. खाद्य उत्पाि (उत्पािों) में सुरक्षा मूल्यांकन सजहत दकसी भी उद्देश्य के जलए कोई पिु परीक्षण िाजमल नहीं ह ैिब तक दक दकसी जनयामक प्राजधकरण द्वारा प्रिान नहीं दकया गया हो। ख. नॉन-जवगन उत्पािों की अनपे जक्षत उपजस्ट्थजत को रोकने के जलए उत्पािन, प्रसंस्ट्करण और जवतरण के चरणों को अच्छी जवजनमााण प्रथाओाँ के अनरूु प उजचत सावधाजनयों के साथ जडिाइन दकया गया ह।ै ग. जवगन और नॉन जवगन कच्चे माल को अलग – अलग संग्रजहत दकया िाता ह।ै उपरोि कंपनी की उत्पािन सीमा नॉन जवगन उत्पािों या सामजग्रयों से अलग ह।ै घ. यह सुजनजित दकया िाना चाजहए दक िाकाहारी उत्पािों का उत्पािन िुरू होन े से पहल े सभी संबंजधत मिीनरी, उपकरण, बतान और सतहों के जलए अच्छी जवजनमााण प्रथाओं के अनुरूप परू ी तरह स ेसफाई या तलु नीय उपाय दकए गए ह।ैं ङ. उत्पािों और उनके स्त्रोत का पता लगान ेकी क्षमता स्ट्थाजपत की गई ह।ै 13. प्राजधकृत अजधकारी : नाम: पिनाम: दिनांक : हस्ट्ताक्षर : अजधकाठरक मुहर: * जनयाातक ििे म ेंजवगन खाद्य पिाथों का जनयामक प्राजधकरण / मान्यता प्राप्त जनकाय / मान्यता प्राप्त ततृ ीय पक्ष प्रमाजणत जनकाय िी. कमला वधान राव, मख्ु य कायाकारी अजधकारी [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./1005/2024-25] ठटप्पण : खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (जवगन खाद्य) जवजनयम, 2022 का प्रकािन भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 3, खडं 4 म ें दिनांक 10.06.2022 को िारी अजधसूचना संख्या फा.स.ं मानक/टीएफ-वेगन फूड्स/नोठटदफकेिन/ एफएसएसएआई द्वारा दकया गया। FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th February, 2025 F. No. ExpertcommitteeonVegan-1stmeeting.—The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposes to make, with the previous approval of the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred by clause (v) 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 a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi – 110002 or sent on email at regulation@fssai.gov.in. The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to said draft regulations, before the expiry of the period specified above, shall be considered by the Food Authority. Draft Regulations 1. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2025. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022 (herein after referred as said regulations), - (1) In sub regulation 3 of regulation 5 relating to vegan food compliance, for the words “the format as specified by the authority is accepted”, the words and figures “form i of these regulations” shall be substituted. (2) After regulation 5 relating to vegan food compliance, the following shall be inserted, namely: - FORM – I Certificate to be issued by the recognized authority* of the exporting country (Refer sub regulation 3 of Regulation 5) [For products applied for Vegan logo endorsement as per Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022] Country of dispatch 1. Consignor/Exporter 2. Certificate number Name 3. Recognized Authority of the exporting Country Address and its contact details: 4. Consignee/Importer: Name Address 5. Country of origin: 6. Country of destination 7. Conditions for transport/storage to be maintained 8. Product Description a. Name of the product/s (Nearest food category as per FSSR) b. Producer/manufacturer (name & address) c. Lot no./Batch no. d. Net weight: e. No. of unit/packages f. Type of packaging g. Date of manufacture/packaging h. Date of expiry (If applicable) 9. Product composition 10. Intended purpose 11. Whether the product is meant for repacking or YES/NO relabeling in destination country. a. If Yes, then details of premises for Inspection clearance. 12. Declarations The undersigned Authorized Official certifies that the product(s) described above satisfies the following requirements:[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 a. The food product(s) has not involved any animal testing for any purpose including safety evaluation, unless provided by any Regulatory Authority. b. The stages of production, processing, and distribution are designed with appropriate precautions in conformity with Good Manufacturing Practices to avoid the unintended presence of non- vegan substances. c. Vegan and non-vegan raw materials are stored separately. The production line of the above company is separate from Non-vegan products or ingredients. d. If Not separate thorough cleaning or comparable measures in conformity with Good Manufacturing Practices have been carried out before production of vegan products commences and also for all associated machinery, equipment, utensils, and surfaces. e. Backward traceability of ingredients and their source is established. 13. Authorized official: Name: Designation: Date: Signature: Official stamp: * Regulatory Authority/Recognized accreditation body/Recognized Third party certifying body of Vegan Foods in the exporting country. G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./1005/2024-25] Note: The Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4 vide notification number F. No. Std/TF-Vegan Foods/Notif./FSSAI dated 10.06.2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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