Date: 2025-10-28Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas a draft of the Food Safety and Standards Import Amendment Regulations, 2024, were published vide notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India number
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regarding amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017. These amendments, titled the Food Safety and Standards (Import) First Amendment Regulations, 2025, will come into force on May 1, 2026. The notification addresses modifications to analysis methods and reporting procedures for food imports.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Title and Commencement:**
* The regulations are named "Food Safety and Standards (Import) First Amendment Regulations, 2025."
* They will come into effect on May 1, 2026.
* **Amendments to Regulation 10 (Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017):**
* **Sub-regulation (4)(b) - Analysis Methods:**
* The manuals of the method of analysis, as amended or adopted by the Authority from time to time, shall be used for analysing the samples of food articles.
* If a method for analysing a parameter is not available in these manuals, the Food Laboratory may adopt a validated method of analysis prescribed by AOAC/ISO / Pearson's/ Jacob/IUPAC/Food Chemicals CODEX/BIS/ Codex Alimentarius/Woodmen/Winton-Winton/ Joslyn or any other internationally recognized regulatory agencies.
* **Sub-regulation (5) - Laboratory Analysis Report:**
* The notified laboratory or referral laboratory shall provide the laboratory analysis report duly signed by its Food Analyst or Director, as the case may be, in FORM - 2 within five days from the date of receipt of the sample.
**Impact Analysis**
**Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)**
* **Impact**
* The FSSAI is responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations.
* **Action Required**
* The FSSAI should ensure the updated manuals of analysis methods are readily available. They should also disseminate information about the amended regulations to relevant stakeholders.
**Food Laboratories (Notified and Referral)**
* **Impact**
* These laboratories are directly impacted by the change in reporting timelines and the potential need to adopt internationally recognized methods if FSSAI manuals lack a specific analysis method.
* **Action Required**
* Laboratories must adhere to the 5-day reporting timeframe. Laboratories must also identify and validate alternative internationally recognized methods for parameters not covered in FSSAI manuals.
**Food Importers/Businesses**
* **Impact**
* These stakeholders must ensure that their imported food products comply with the updated analysis and reporting requirements.
* **Action Required**
* Familiarise themselves with the updated regulations and ensure compliance with the new analysis and reporting requirements to avoid delays or rejection of food imports.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: Regulator responsible for food safety and standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The principal legislation governing food safety and standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017: Regulations governing the import of food items into India.
Food Safety and Standards (Import) First Amendment Regulations, 2025: Amendment to the 2017 regulations, specifying changes to analysis methods and reporting.
New Delhi: Location where the notification is issued from and where the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is located.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 690] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, अक्त बू र 28, 2025/कार्तकि 6, 1947
No. 690] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025/KARTIKA 6, 1947
भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 27 अक् तूबर, 2025
फा. स.ं क्यएू /11023/31/2022-क्यएू -एफएसएसएआई(1).—खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006
(2006 का 34) की धारा 92 की उपधारा (1) के अधीन यथा अपेजक्षत भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण की
अजधसूचना फा.सं. क्यूए/11023/31/2022-क्यूए-एफएसएसएआई(1), तारीख 3 अक्टूबर, 2024 द्वारा खाद्य सुरक्षा और
मानक (आयात) संिोधन जिजनयम, 2024 का प्रारूप भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 3, खंड 4 में प्रकाजित दकया गया
था, जिसमें उन सभी व्यजियों से जिनके उससे प्रभाजित होने की सम्भािना ह,ै उि अजधसूचना अंतर्ििष्ट करने िाली रािपत्र
की प्रजतयां िनता को उपलब्ध करिाए िाने की तारीख से साठ दिन की अिजध के भीतर आक्षेप और सुझाि आमंजत्रत दकय े
गए थे;
और उि रािपत्र की प्रजतयां िनता को 7 अक्टूबर, 2024 को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थी;
और उि जिजनयमों के प्रारूप के संबंध में िनता स े प्राप्त आक्षपे ों और सुझािों पर भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक
प्राजधकरण द्वारा जिचार कर जलया गया ह ै ।
7189 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
अत:, अब, केंद्रीय सरकार के पूि िअनुमोिन से भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण, खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक
अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 34) की धारा 92 की उपधारा (2) के खडं (ङ) द्वारा प्रित् िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए खाद्य
सुरक्षा और मानक (आयात) जिजनयम, 2017 में और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता ह,ै अथाित:् -
1. (1) इन जिजनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (आयात) प्रथम संिोधन जिजनयम, 2025 ह।ै
(2) य ेतारीख 1 मई, 2026 को प्रिृत होंगे ।
2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (आयात) जिजनयम, 2017 के, जिजनयम 10 म,ें -
(i) उप-जिजनयम (4) म,ें खंड (ख) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथाित:् -
“(ख) खाद्य िस्ट्तओंु के नमनू ों के जिश्लेषण के जलए प्राजधकरण द्वारा समय – समय पर संिोजधत या अपनाई गई
जिश्लेषण पद्धजत की जनयम पुजस्ट्तका (मैनुअल) का उपयोग दकया िाएगा। तथाजप, दकसी मानिंड का जिश्लेषण करन े
की पद्धजत इन जनयम पुजस्ट्तका (मैनुअल) म ें उपलब्ध ना होन े की ििा म,ें खाद्य प्रयोगिाला एओएसी/ आईएसओ/
जपयसिन/िैकब/आईयपू ीएसी/खाद्य रसायन कोडेक्स/ बीआईएस/ कोडेक्स एजलमेंटेररयस/ िुडमेन/विंटन–
विंटन/िोसजलन या अन्तराष्ट्रीय स्ट्तर पर मान्यता प्राप्त दकसी जिजनयामक अजभकरण द्वारा जिजहत जिजधमान्य
जिश्लेषण पद्धजत अपना सकती ह।ै ”;
(ii) उप–जिजनयम (5) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उप-जिजनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाित:् -
“(5) अजधसूजचत प्रयोगिाला या रेफरल प्रयोगिाला, प्रयोगिाला जिश्लेषण ररपोटि को, नमूना प्राजप्त की तारीख से
पााँच दिन के भीतर प्रारूप-2 में यथा जस्ट्थजत, उसके खाद्य जिश्लेषक या जनिेिक द्वारा सम्यक रूप से हस्ट्ताक्षररत कर
प्रिान करेगी ।‘’।
राजित पुनहनी, मख्ु य कायिकारी अजधकारी
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./424/2025-26]
रटप्पण: मूल जिजनयम, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण भाग III खंड 4 म,ें अजधसूचना संख्या फा. सं. 1/2008/आयात
संरक्षा/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 9 माच,ि 2017 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए और तत्पश्चात जनजम्न्लजखत अजधसूचना
संख्याओं द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए: -
1. फा. स.ं रेग./11/25/आयात सिं ोधन/एफएसएसएआई-2017, तारीख 7 फरिरी, 2018;
2. फा. स.ं 1-1275/एफएसएसएआई/आयात/2015, तारीख 20 अिूबर, 2020;
3. फा. स.ं 4067/एमओसी-रेड/आरईिी-एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई/2017(पाटि-1), तारीख 3 निम्बर, 2021; और
4. फा. स.ं 1605/ एफएसएसएआई/आयात/2016(पाटि-2), तारीख 14 फरिरी, 2022 ।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th October, 2025
F. No. QA/11023/31/2022-QA-FSSAI(1).—Whereas a draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Import)
Amendment Regulations, 2024, were published vide notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
number F. No. QA/11023/31/2022-QA-FSSAI(1), dated the 3rd October, 2024, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part III, Section 4 as required under sub- section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of
2006), inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby, within a period of sixty days from
the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 7th October, 2024;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft regulations
have been considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub- section (2) of section 92 of the Food
Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, with the previous
approval of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and
Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017, namely: -
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Import) First Amendment
Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on 1st May, 2026.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017, in regulation 10, -
(i) in sub-regulation (4), for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -
“(b) The manuals of the method of analysis, as amended or adopted by the Authority from time to time, shall
be used for analysing the samples of food articles. However, in case the method for analysing any parameter
is not available in these manuals, the Food Laboratory may adopt a validated method of analysis prescribed
by AOAC/ ISO / Pearson’s/ Jacob/ IUPAC/ Food Chemicals CODEX/ BIS/ Codex Alimentarius/ Woodmen/
Winton-Winton/ Joslyn or any other internationally recognized regulatory agencies.”;
(ii) for sub-regulation (5), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“(5) The notified laboratory or referral laboratory shall provide the laboratory analysis report duly signed by
its Food Analyst or Director, as the case may be, in FORM - 2 within five days from the date of receipt of
the sample.”.
RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./424/2025-26]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part III, Section 4, vide
notification number F. No. 1/2008/Import safety/FSSAI, dated 9th March, 2017 and subsequently amended vide
notification numbers: -
1. F. No. REG/11/25/Import amendment/FSSAI-2017, dated 7th February, 2018;
2. F. No. 1-1275/FSSAI/Import/2015, dated the 20th October, 2020;
3. F. No. 4067/MOC-Trade/Reg-FSSAI/2017(Part-1), dated 3rd November, 2021; and
4. F. No. 1605/ FSSAI/Import/2016(pt-2), dated 14th February, 2022.
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