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Date: 2026-06-24 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas a draft of the Food Safety and Standards Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses Amendment Regulations, 2026

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**Executive Summary** The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Second Amendment Regulations, 2026. Effective from June 24, 2026, these regulations introduce specific mandates for record-keeping and inventory storage for food businesses. The notification follows a public consultation period that began in January 2026 to refine the 2011 principal regulations. **Key Points / Main Content** **Amendments to Conditions of License (Schedule 2)** * **Daily Record Maintenance:** Food businesses must maintain separate daily records for production and the utilization of raw materials. * **Manufacturing Exemption:** The requirement to maintain these separate daily records does not apply to non-manufacturing food businesses. **Hygienic and Sanitary Practices (Schedule 4)** * **Inventory Storage Protocols:** The storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress, and processed, cooked, or packaged food products must adhere to "First in First out" (FIFO) and "First Expire First Out" (FEFO) principles. * **Retail Exemption:** Retailers are specifically exempt from these mandated FIFO and FEFO storage requirements. **Impact Analysis** **Manufacturing Food Business Operators (FBOs)** **Impact** They are subject to stricter compliance regarding documentation and inventory management. **Action Required** Must implement systems to record production and raw material usage daily and ensure storage facilities comply with FIFO/FEFO protocols. **Non-manufacturing Food Businesses** **Impact** They are explicitly excluded from the new daily record-keeping mandate for production and raw materials. **Action Required** No action is required regarding the specific production record-keeping amendments under Schedule 2. **Retailers** **Impact** Retailers are exempted from the mandatory application of FIFO and FEFO storage principles outlined in the amendment to Schedule 4. **Action Required** No specific action is required regarding the updated storage requirements in paragraph 5.2.5.

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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): The primary statutory regulator responsible for issuing these notifications and overseeing national food safety standards. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The principal central legislation that provides the legal framework and power to prescribe rules for food business licensing and registration. Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Second Amendment Regulations, 2026: The specific policy amendment mandating new requirements for daily production records and inventory management protocols (FIFO/FEFO). Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011: The principal regulatory framework being modified, which governs the hygiene practices and licensing of food business operators in India.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-24062026-273797 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-24062026-273797 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 418] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, िनू 24, 2026/आषाढ 3, 1948 No. 418] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026/ASHADHA 3, 1948 भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 23 िून, 2026 फा. स.ं आरईिी-11013/1/2026-जिजनयमन- एफएसएसएआई.—खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 34) की धारा 92 की उपधारा (1) के अधीन अपेजक्षत रूप स े प्रकाजित दकए िान े हते ु खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का अनज्ञु ापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) संिोधन जिजनयम, 2026 का प्रारूप, अजधसूचना संख्या फा. सं. आरईिी -11013/1/2026-जिजनयमन एफएसएसएआई- , तारीख 23 िनिरी, 2026 द्वारा भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 में तारीख 27 िनिरी, 2026 को प्रकाजित दकया गया था, जिसमें उक्त प्रारूप जिजनयमों से प्रभाजित होने की संभािना रखने िाले व्यजक्तयों से, उस तारीख से जिस दिन उक्त अजधसूचना से यक्तु रािपत्र की प्रजतयां िनता के जलए उपलब्ध कराई गई थीं, तीस दिनों की अिजध की समाजि से पूिव, आक्षेप और सुझाि आमंजत्रत दकए गए थे; और , उक्त अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां 27 िनिरी, 2026 को िनता के जलए उपलब्ध करा िी गई थीं; और , उक्त प्रारूप जिजनयमों के संबंध में िनता स े प्राि आक्षेपों और सुझािों पर भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण द्वारा जिचार कर जलया गया ह;ै 4675 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] अतः, अब, खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 34) की धारा 31 के साथ पठित धारा 92 की उपधारा (2) के खडं (ण) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए और केन्द्रीय सरकार के पूिव अनुमोिन से, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण, खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का अनुज्ञापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जिजनयम, 2011 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता ह,ै अथावत ् :— 1. (1) इन जिजनयमों का नाम खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का अनुज्ञापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जद्वतीय संिोधन जिजनयम, 2026 होगा। (2) य ेरािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे। 2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का अनज्ञु ापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जिजनयम, 2011 में,— (क) अनुसूची 2 में, उपाबंध-3 में, “अनुज्ञजि की ितें” िीषवक के अधीन, क्रम संख्या 8 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजियों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत ् :— “8. उत्पािन और कच्ची सामग्री के उपयोग का िैजनक अजभलेख पृथक रूप स ेसंधाठरत करें : परंतु यह दक यह ितव गरै -जिजनमावण खाद्य कारबार पर लागू नहीं होगी।; (ख) अनुसूची 4 म,ें भाग- 2 म,ें “अनज्ञु जि के जलए आिेिन करने िाल े सभी खाद्य कारोबार सचं ालकों द्वारा अनुपाजलत की िाने िाली स्ट्िच्छतामूलक और स्ट्िास्ट््यकर पद्धजतयों संबंधी सामान्द्य अपेक्षाएँ” िीषवक के अधीन, “खाद्य प्रचालन और जनयंत्रण” उपिीषकव म,ें पैरा 5.2.5 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत अपेक्षा प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, अथावत ् :— “5.2.5 कच्ची सामग्री, संघटक पिाथों, प्रदक्रयाधीन सामग्री और प्रसंस्ट्कृत अथिा पकाए गए अथिा पैक दकए गए खाद्य उत्पािों का भंडारण ‘प्रथम आगत-प्रथम जनगतव ’ और ‘प्रथम समाजि-प्रथम जनगवत’ जसद्धांतों के अनुसार दकया िाएगा; औरजप यह उपबंध खुिरा जिक्रेताओं पर लाग ूनहीं होगा।” राजित पुनहानी, मुख्य कायवपालक अजधकारी [जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./187/2026-27] ठटप्पण:— खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का अनुज्ञापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जिजनयम, 2011, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें अजधसूचना संख्या फा. सं. 2-15015/30/2010, तारीख 1 अगस्ट्त, 2011 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और उनमें अंजतम संिोधन अजधसचू ना संख्या फा. सं. आरसीडी-01002/1/2021- जिजनयामक-एफएसएसएआई-भाग(1), तारीख 10 माच,व 2026 द्वारा दकया गया था।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd June, 2026 F. No. REG-11013/1/2026-Regulation-FSSAI.—Whereas a draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Amendment Regulations, 2026, was published as required under sub-section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) vide notification number F.No. REG-11013/1/2026-Regulation-FSSAI, dated the 23rd January, 2026, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4,dated the 27th January, 2026, inviting objections and suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of thirty 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 notification were made available to the public on the 27th January, 2026; 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 (o) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with section 31 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 (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, namely: - 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) second Amendment Regulations, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011,- (a) in Schedule 2, in Annexure 3 under the heading of Conditions of License, for serial number 8 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “8. Maintain daily records of production, raw materials utilization separately: Provided that this condition shall not be applicable to non-manufacturing food businesses.”; (b) in Schedule 4, in Part-II, in heading of General Requirements on Hygienic and Sanitary Practices to be followed by all Food Business Operators applying for License, under sub-heading FOOD OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS, for paragraph 5.2.5, the following requirement shall be substituted, namely:- “5.2.5 The storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress and processed or cooked or packaged food products shall be subjected to First in First out, First Expire First Out, which shall not be applicable to retailers.”. RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./187/2026-27] Note:- The Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, vide number F. No. 2-15015/30/2010, dated the 1st August, 2011 and last amended vide notification number F. No. RCD-01002/ 1/ 2021-Regulatory-FSSAI- Part(1), dated 10th March, 2026. 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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