Executive Summary:
This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India announces draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. These amendments, subject to Central Government approval, address contaminants, toxins, and residue levels in food safety standards. The public has 30 days from the date of the Official Gazette publication to submit objections or suggestions.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Regulatory Context:**
* Concerns amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.
* The amendments are made under the powers conferred by section 92(2)(i) read with sections 20 and 21 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
* **Amendment Details:**
* Regulation 2.2.1 is amended to include a new entry for Aflatoxin levels in Arecanut or Betelnut.
* The maximum limit for Aflatoxin in Arecanut or Betelnut is set at 15 μg/kg.
* **Implementation and Consultation:**
* The amendments will come into force upon final publication in the Official Gazette.
* A 30-day period is provided for the public to submit objections or suggestions.
* Objections or suggestions should be directed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, New Delhi, or via email at regulationfssai.gov.in.
* All feedback received within the specified period will be considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Impact Analysis:
* **Food Safety and Standards Authority of India:**
* Impact: Responsible for considering public feedback and finalizing the amendments.
* Action Required: Review and address any objections or suggestions received within the 30-day period.
* **Food Businesses (Arecanut/Betelnut):**
* Impact: Must comply with the new Aflatoxin limit of 15 μg/kg in Arecanut/Betelnut.
* Action Required: Ensure that Arecanut/Betelnut products meet the specified Aflatoxin limit and provide feedback on the draft regulation if desired.
* **General Public:**
* Impact: Affected by changes in food safety standards related to contaminants in food.
* Action Required: Review the draft regulations and provide feedback to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India within the 30-day period if they have any concerns or suggestions.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for food safety and standards in India. It is the central authority proposing amendments to regulations.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The Act under which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India operates and derives its powers.
Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, toxins and Residues Regulations, 2011: The regulations being amended by the current notification. It concerns contaminants, toxins, and residues in food.
Central Government: The government whose approval is required for the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to make regulations.
New Delhi: The location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India headquarters and where the notification is issued from.
Pawan Kumar Agarwal: The Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Official Gazette: The official publication where the final regulations will be published and come into force.
Arecanut or Betalnut: The food item for which Aflatoxin limits are being specified in the amendment.
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2017 और
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12 October, 2017
F.No. P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI-2017.—The following draft of certain regulations further to amend
the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety
and Standards Authority of India, with previous approval of the Central Government, proposes to make in
exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub- section (2) of section 92 read with section 20 and 21 of¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
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 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;
The objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person 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. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and
Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, in
regulation 2.2 relating to “Crop contaminants and naturally occurring toxic substances”, in sub-
regulation 2.2.1, in the Table, against serial number 1 relating to Aflatoxin, after the entries in
columns (3) and (4), at the end, following entries shall be inserted namely:-
(3) (4)
“Arecanut or Betalnut 15 µg/kg”.
PAWAN KUMAR AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer
[Advt.-III/4/Exty/272/17]
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.1-12/Sci.panel/(Notification)/FSSAI/2012, dated 3rd December, 2014;
(ii) F. No. P. 15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated 4th November, 2015;
(iii) F.No.1-99/1/SP(contaminants)/FSSAI/2009, dated 4th November, 2015;
(iv) F. No. 1-99/4/SP(Contaminants)/FSSAI/2014, dated 4th November, 2015;
(v) F. No. 1-10(6)/Standards/SP(Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated 4th January, 2016;
(vi) F. No. P. 15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated 5th January, 2016;
(vii) F.No. P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated 3rd May, 2016;
(viii) F. No.1-99/SP (Contaminants)/REG/FSSAI/2015, dated 10th October, 2016 and
(ix) F.No.1-10(2)/Standards/SP(Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated 18th January, 2017.
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