Executive Summary:
This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announces draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards Packaging and Labelling Regulations, 2011. The amendments address the labeling of physically refined rice bran oil in Vanaspati and the declaration of multi-sourced edible vegetable oils. The public has 60 days from the date of gazette publication to submit objections or suggestions. The regulations will come into force with effective implementation from either 1st January or 1st July, subject to a minimum of 180 days from the final publication date.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Regulations:** These regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards Packaging and Labelling Amendment Regulations, 2020.
* **Effective Date:** The regulations will be effective for implementation from either January 1st or July 1st, with a minimum of 180 days from final publication.
* **Amendments to Regulation 2.4.2:**
* **Rice Bran Oil in Vanaspati:** If physically refined rice bran oil is used in Vanaspati, it must be declared on the ingredient list as "Physically Refined Rice Bran Oil."
* **Labeling of Multi-Sourced Edible Vegetable Oils:** Packages of mixed edible oils must display the label "MULTISOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS" in bold capital letters below the brand name.
* **Declaration Requirements for Multi-Sourced Edible Oils:**
* The name and nature of each edible vegetable oil, along with its weight percentage, must be declared (raw or refined).
* Specific font size requirements are outlined based on pack size:
* **Less than 1 liter:** "MULTISOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS" - not less than 3mm (35 mm minimum length), "Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil..... by weight" - not less than 2 mm.
* **1 liter to below 5 liters:** "MULTISOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS" - not less than 4 mm (45 mm minimum length), "Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil..... by weight" - not less than 2.5 mm.
* **5 liters and above:** "MULTISOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS" - not less than 10 mm, "Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil..... by weight" - not less than 3 mm.
* A "NOT TO BE SOLD LOOSE" declaration in bold capital letters must be included with the product name on the front of the pack.
Impact Analysis:
Stakeholders Impacted: Food Manufacturers/Producers, Consumers, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
**Food Manufacturers/Producers**
* Impact: Must comply with the new labeling requirements for rice bran oil in Vanaspati and multi-sourced edible vegetable oils.
* Action Required: Update product labels to accurately reflect the composition and meet the specified font size and placement requirements.
**Consumers**
* Impact: Increased transparency in the labeling of edible oils, allowing for more informed purchasing decisions.
* Action Required: Be aware of the new labeling requirements to better understand the composition of edible oil products.
**Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)**
* Impact: Responsible for enforcing the new regulations and addressing any objections or suggestions received during the public consultation period.
* Action Required: Review and consider public feedback, finalize the amendments, and ensure compliance through monitoring and enforcement activities.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An autonomous body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 responsible for setting and regulating food standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: An Act of the Parliament of India to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import.
Food Safety and Standards Packaging and Labelling Regulations, 2011: Regulations established by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India pertaining to the packaging and labeling requirements for food products.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for health policy in India.
New Delhi: City in Delhi, India; location of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India headquarters.
Arun Singhal: Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Official Gazette: A public journal and an official record of the government. It is used to publish rules, regulations, notifications, and other official information.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 483] नई ददयली, बुधवार, नवम्बर 11, 2020/कार्ततक 20, 1942
No. 483] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020/KARTIKA 20, 1942
स्ट्व ास्ट्् य पर वारवार कयय ाण मरं ालय
(भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा पर मानक प्राजधकरण)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददय ली, 10 नवम् बर, 2020
फा. स.ं एसटीडीएस/एसवी-08/ए-1.2019/एन-02.—खाद्य सुरक्षा पर मानक (वैकेजिग पर लेबजलग)
जवजनयम, 2011 का पर संिोधन करने के जलए कजतवय जवजनयमों का जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूव, िो भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा पर
मानक प्राजधकरण, केंद्रीय सरकार के वूवव अनुमोदन स े खाद्य सुरक्षा पर मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 34) की
धारा 23 के साथ वाित धारा 92 की उवधारा (2) के खंड (ट) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, बनाने का प्रस्ट्ताव
करता ह,ै उि उवधारा (2) द्वारा यथावेजक्षत उन सभी व्यजियों की िानकारी के जलए, जिनका उससे प्रभाजवत होना
संभाव्य ह,ै प्रकाजित करता ह ै पर यह सूचना दी िाती ह ै दक उि प्रारूव जवजनयमों वर उस तारीख स,े जिसको इस
अजधसूचना वाल े रािवर की प्रजतयां िनता को उवलब्ध कराई िाती ह,ैं से साि ददन की अवजध की समाजि के वश्चात ्
जवचार दकया िाएगा ;
आक्षेव या सुझाव, यदद कोई हो को मुख्य कायववालक अजधकारी, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा एवं मानक प्राजधकरण,
एफ़डीए भवन , कोटला रोड, नई ददयली – 110002 या ईमले – regulation@fssai.gov.in को भेिे िा सकेंगे;
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ऐस े आक्षेवों पर सुझावों वर, िो इस प्रकार जवजनर्ददष्ट अवजध की समाजि स े वूवव उि प्रारूव जवजनयमों की बाबत
दकसी व्यजि स ेप्राि हों, खाद्य प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा ।
प्रारूव जवजनयम
1. (1) इन जवजनमयों का संजक्षि नाम खाद्य सुरक्षा पर मानक (वैकेजिग पर लेबजलग) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2020 ह ै।
(2) य े रािवर म ें अंजतम प्रकािन की जतजथ स े प्रवृत्त होंग े तथा खाद्य कारोबार चालक को इनके अंजतम प्रकािन
की तारीख स े न्यूनतम 180 ददनों के वश्चात 1 िनवरी या 1 िुलाई स,े जवजनयमों के सभी उवबंधों का अनुवालन करना
होगा।
2. खाद्य सुरक्षा पर मानक (वैकेजिग पर लेबजलग) जवजनयम, 2011 में, (जिन्ह ें इसके वश्चात उि जवजनयम कहा िाएगा)-
(1) जवजनयम 2.4 म,ें उव-जवजनयम 2.4.2 म,ें
(क) खडं 4 म,ें उव-खंड (ख) के वश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत को अंत:स्ट्थाजवत दकया िाएगा, अथावत:-
“यदद भौजतक रूव स े वारष्कृत चावल चोकर तले को वानस्ट्वाजत के अवयवों म ें स े एक के रूव म ें प्रयोग दकया िाता
ह ै दकया िाता ह,ै तो उसे 'भौजतक रूव स े वारष्कृत चावल चोकर तेल’ के रूव म ें लेबल वर संघटक सूची म ें घोजित
दकया िाएगा।”
(ख) खडं 11 के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत को अतं :स्ट्थाजवत दकया िाएगा, अथातव ् :-
“11. प्रत्येक वैकेि वर, जिसमें खाद्य तेलों का अजधजमश्रण ह,ै ब्ांड नाम/रेड़ नाम के तुरंत बाद वैक के सम्मुख भाग
वर जनम्नजलजखत लेबल की घोिणा बोयड कैजवटल लेटर म ेंहोगी, अथावत ् :-
बहु स्त्रोतीय खाद्य वनस्ट्वजत तले
(खाद्य वनस्ट्वजत तले का नाम पर प्रकृजत*).................भार के अनुसार प्रजतित
(खाद्य वनस्ट्वजत तले का नाम पर प्रकृजत*).................भार के अनुसार प्रजतित
(*अथावत् कच्च े या वारष्कृत रूव में)
एक लीटर स े कम वैक के आकार के जलए, लेबल घोिणा "बहु स्त्रोतीय खाद्य वनस्ट्वजत तले ", का फॉन्ट आकार 3
जममी से कम नहीं पर बयान की लंबाई 35 जममी न्यनू तम होगी पर लेबल घोिणा के जलए "नाम पर प्रकृजत खाद्य
वनस्ट्वजत तेल का नाम पर प्रकृजत ..... भार के अनुसार प्रजतित", का फ़ॉन्ट आकार 2 जममी स े कम नहीं होगा।
एक लीटर या उससे अजधक पर वााँच लीटर से कम वैक के आकार के जलए, लेबल घोिणा "बहु स्त्रोतीय खाद्य
वनस्ट्वजत तले ", का फॉन्ट आकार 4 जममी से कम नहीं पर बयान की लंबाई 45 जममी न्यूनतम होगी पर लेबल घोिणा के
जलए "नाम पर प्रकृजत खाद्य वनस्ट्वजत तेल का नाम पर प्रकृजत ..... भार के अनुसार प्रजतित", का फ़ॉन्ट आकार 2.5 जममी
से कम नहीं होगा।
वााँच लीटर पर उससे अजधक वैक के आकार के जलए, लेबल घोिणा "बहु स्त्रोतीय खाद्य वनस्ट्वजत तले ", का फॉन्ट
आकार 10 जममी से कम नहीं होगा पर लेबल घोिणा के जलए "नाम पर प्रकृजत खाद्य वनस्ट्वजत तेल का नाम पर प्रकृजत
..... भार के अनुसार प्रजतित", का फ़ॉन्ट आकार 3 जममी स े कम नहीं होगा।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािवर : असाधारण 3
उत्वाद के नाम के साथ सामने मध्य वैनल वर काल ेमोटे अक्षरों में जनम्नजलजखत घोिणा भी होगी,-
खुला जवक्रय ना दकया िाए
अरुण जसघल, मुख्य कायवकारी अजधकारी
[जवज्ञावन.-III/4/असा./344/2020-21]
ाटप्वण:- मूल जवजनयम, भारत के रािवर, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 में अजधसूचना संख्यांक फा. सं. 2-15015/
/30/2010, तारीख 1 अगस्ट्त, 2011 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे पर उनमें तत्वश्चात ् जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचना
संख्यांकों द्वारा संिोधन दकए गए थ:े-
(i) फा. सं. 4/15015/30/2011, तारीख 7 िून, 2013;
(ii) फा. सं. वी.15014/1/2011-वी.एफ.ए./एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 27 िून, 2013;
(iii) फा. सं. 1-83एल./एससीआई.वैन-अजध./एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई.-2012, तारीख 17 फरवरी, 2015;
(iv) स.ं 3-16/जवजनर्ददष्टए खाद्य/अजधसूचना (खाद्य लेबजलग)/एफएसएसएआई-2014, तारीख 3 मई , 2016;
(v) फा. स.ं 1(94)2015/अजधसूचना वी एंड एल/प्रव,/एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई, तारीख 25 मई, 2016;
(vi) सं. 3-14वी /अजधसूचना (न्यूराजस्ट्टकयस)/एफ़एसएसएआई -2013, तारीख 13 िलु ाई, 2016 पर
(vii) फा. सं. 1-120(2)/मानक/दकरजणत/एफएसएसएआई-2015, तारीख 23 अगस्ट्त, 2016।
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
NOTIFICATION
Ne Delhi, the 10th November, 2020
F. No. Std/SP-08/A-1.2019/N-02.—The following draft of certain regulations to further to amend the Food
Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) 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
sub-section (1) and clause (k) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with section 23 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 the period of sixty 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, FDA 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
regulations before the expiry of the period so specified, will be considered by the Food Authority.
Draft regulations
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment
Regulations, 2020.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
(2) They shall come into force with effective date for implementation to be either 1st January or 1st July
subject to a minimum of 180 days from the date of their final publication in the official Gazette.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011 (herein after refer as said
regulations), -
(1) In regulation 2.4, in sub-regulation 2.4.2,
(a) in clause 4, after the sub-clause (b), the following shall be inserted, namely: -
“In case rice bran oil which is physically refined is used as one of the ingredients in Vanaspati, it shall be
declared in the ingredient list on the label as „Physically Refined Rice Bran Oil‟”.
(b) for clause 11, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“11. Every package containing an admixture of edible oils shall carry the following label declaration in bold
capital letter immediately below its brand name/trade name on the front of pack, namely:-
―MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS’‖
(Name and nature* of edible vegetable oil) ……………………..% by weight
(Name and nature* of edible vegetable oil)………………………% by weight
(*i.e. in raw or refined form)
For pack size less than one litre, the font size of the label declaration ―MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE
VEGETABLE OILS‖, shall not be less than 3 mm with the length of declaration statement as 35 mm minimum and
for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil.....% by weight”, font size shall not be less than 2 mm.
For pack size one litre to below 5 litre, the font size of the label declaration ―MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE
VEGETABLE OILS‖ shall not be less than 4 mm with the length of declaration statement as 45 mm minimum and
for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil.....% by weight” font size shall not be less than 2.5 mm.
For pack size five litre and above, the font size of the label declaration ―MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE
VEGETABLE OILS‖ shall not be less than 10 mm and for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable
oil.....% by weight” font size shall not be less than 3 mm.
There shall also be the following declaration in bold capital letters along with the name of product on front of
pack,-
NOT TO BE SOLD LOOSE
ARUN SINGHAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./344/2020-21]
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 7th June, 2013;
(ii) F. No. P 15014/1/2011-PFA/FSSAI, dated the 27th June, 2013;
(iii) F. No. 1-83L/Sci. Pan- Noti/FSSAI-2012, dated the 17th February, 2015;
(iv) No. 3-16/ Specified Foods/Notification(Food Labelling)/FSSAI-2014, dated 3rd May, 2016;
(v) F. No. 1(94)2015/Notification P&L/Enf/FSSAI, dated 25th May, 2016;
(vi) No. 3-14P/Notification(Nutraceuticals)/FSSAI-2013, dated 13th July, 2016 and
(vii) F. No. 1-120(2)/Standards/Irradiation/FSSAI-2015, dated 23rd August, 2016.
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