Date: 2025-11-03Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The following draft of certain regulations to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposing amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018. The draft amendments are published for public feedback, with a 60-day period for objections or suggestions following the date of the gazette publication. The notification is dated October 30, 2025, and interested parties can submit their feedback via email or postal mail to the FSSAI.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General:**
* The amendments are called the "Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations, 2025."
* **Amendments to Sparkling Wine Regulations (3.1.2.2):**
* For Brut sparkling wine, the regulation is amended to insert "with a tolerance of 0.3 per cent" after the words "sugar content below 1.2 per cent".
* **Amendments to Wine Based Beverages (3.1.6):**
* The regulation is amended to delete the words "or special wine used".
* **Amendments to Regulations for Labeling (5.2):**
* In part 5, regulations 5.2 relating to Labeling of standard drink, the word "shall" shall be substituted for the word 'may'.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers and Retailers**
* **Impact:** The changes to the regulations concerning sparkling wine, wine-based beverages, and labeling will affect how alcoholic beverages are produced and labeled.
* **Action Required:** Review the draft amendments and provide objections or suggestions to the FSSAI within 60 days of the gazette publication.
**Stakeholder: Consumers**
* **Impact:** The changes impact what information consumers receive on labels, and changes in compositional standards.
* **Action Required:** Review the draft amendments and provide objections or suggestions to the FSSAI within 60 days of the gazette publication.
**Stakeholder: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)**
* **Impact:** The FSSAI is responsible for reviewing and considering all feedback received on the draft regulations.
* **Action Required:** Consider all objections or suggestions received within the 60-day period and finalize the amendment regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: The regulator responsible for food safety and standards in India, proposing amendments to alcoholic beverage regulations.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The primary legislation empowering the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to regulate food safety.
Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018: The regulations being amended by the document. It sets standards for alcoholic beverages.
New Delhi: The location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's office.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 705] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, नवम्ब र 3, 2025/ कार्तकि 12, 1947
No. 705] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025/ KARTIKA 12, 1947
भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राधिकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 30 अक् तूबर, 2025
फा.सं. एसएस-टी0एसपी21(नोधट)/1/2025-स्टैंडडड-एफएसएसएआई.—खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक
(अल्कोहालिक पेय) लिलनयम, 2018 में और संशोधन करने के लिए कलिपय लिलनयमो ं का लनम्नलिखखि प्रारूप, लिसे
भारिीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्रालधकरण, कें द्र सरकार के पूिव अनुमोदन से, खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अलधलनयम,
2006 (2006 का संख्ांक 34) की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (फ़) द्वारा प्रदत्त शखियो ंका प्रयोग करिे हुए,
बनाने का प्रस्ताि करिा है, उक् ि अलधलनयम की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (1) की अपेक्षा के अनुसार, उससे प्रभालिि
होने िािे संभालिि सभी व् यखियो ं को सूचना देने के लिए एिदद्वारा प्रकालशि की िािी है और एिदद्वारा यह नोलिस
लदया िािा है लक उि प्रारूप लिलनयमो ं पर उस िारीख से साठ लदनो ं की अिलध समाप्त होने के बाद लिचार लकया
िाएगा, लिस लिलि को इस अलधसूचना को प्रकालशि करने िािे रािपत्र की प्रलियां िनिा को उपिब्ध कराई िाएँगी।
यलद कोई आपलत्त या सुझाि हो ं िो उसे मुख् कायवकारी अलधकारी, भारिीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक
प्रालधकरण, एफडीए भिन, कोििा रोड, नई लदल्ली- 110002 को संबोलधि लकए िा सकिे हैं या
regulation@fssai.gov.in पर ई-मेि द्वारा भेिे िा सकिे हैं;
उि प्रारूप लिलनयमो ं के संबंध में उपरोि अिलध के भीिर प्राप्त होने िािी आपलत्तयो ं या सुझािो ं पर
भारिीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्रालधकरण द्वारा लिचार लकया िाएगा।
7286 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
प्रारूप धिधनयम
1. इन लिलनयमो ंको खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (अल्कोहालिक पेय) संशोधन लिलनयम, 2025 कहा िा सकिा है।
2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (अल्कोहालिक पेय) लिलनयम, 2018 में,-
(1) भाग 3 में, स्पाकव लिंग िाइन से संबंलधि लिलनयम 3.1.2.2 में, ब्रूि से संबंलधि खंड (i) में, '1.2 प्रलिशि से
कम चीनी' शब्ो ंके बाद, '0.3 प्रलिशि की सह्य सीमा के साि' शब् अंिःस्थालपि लकया िाएगा।
(2) भाग 3 में , िाइन आधाररि पेय से संबंलधि लिलनयम 3.1.6 में, 'या प्रयुि लिशेष िाइन' शब्ो ं का िोप
लकया िाएगा ।
(3) भाग 5 में, मानक पेय की िेबलिंग से संबंलधि लिलनयम 5.2 में, 'िा सकिा है' के स्थान पर 'िाए' शब्
प्रलिस्थालपि लकया िाएगा।
रालिि पुनहानी, मुख् कायवकारी अलधकारी
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./439/2025-26]
नोट.- मूि लिलनयम भारि के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 में अलधसूचना संख्ा फा.सं. 2/एसए-
24/2009(1)/एफएसएसएआई, लदनांक 19 माचव, 2018 द्वारा प्रकालशि लकए गए िे और अंलिलमि बार
अलधसूचना संख्ा फा.सं. मानक/एसपी-21/िी(अल्कोहि-6), लदनांक 20 िून, 2025 द्वारा संशोलधि लकए
गए िे।
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th October, 2025
F. No. SS-T0SP21(NOTI)/1/2025-Standard-FSSAI.—The following draft of certain regulations to further
amend the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, 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 (v) of 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 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 sixty 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, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or may be sent by e-mail at
regulation@fssai.gov.in;
Objections or suggestions which may be received with respect to the said draft regulations within the period
specified above shall be considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Draft Regulations
1. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations,
2025.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018,-
(1) In part 3, regulation 3.1.2.2 relating to Sparkling wine, in clause (i) relating to Brut, after the words ‘sugar
content below 1.2 per cent’, the words ‘with a tolerance of 0.3 per cent’ shall be inserted.
(2) In part 3, regulation 3.1.6 relating to Wine Based Beverages, the words ‘or special wine used’ shall be
deleted.
(3) In part 5, regulations 5.2 relating to Labeling of standard drink, for the word ‘may’, the word ‘shall’
shall be substituted.
RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./439/2025-26]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide
notification number F. No. 2/SA-24/2009(1)/FSSAI, dated the 19th March, 2018 and last amended vide
notification numbers F. No. STD/SP-21/T(Alcohol-6) dated the 20th June, 2025.
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