Executive Summary:
This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announces amendments to the Food Safety and Standards Laboratory and Sample Analysis Regulations, 2011. These amendments, referred to as the Food Safety and Standards Laboratory and Sample Analysis Second Amendment Regulations, 2020, address regulations concerning the analysis of imported articles, referral laboratories, and fees for testing. The regulations come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (October 16, 2020).
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General**
* These regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards Laboratory and Sample Analysis Second Amendment Regulations, 2020.
* The regulations come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Regulation 2.1 (Analysis of Imported Articles)**
* Subregulation 2.1.1 is replaced, stipulating that Authorised Officers will send samples of imported articles for analysis to food analysts at laboratories notified by the Food Authority under section 431 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
* **Regulation 2.2 (Referral Laboratories)**
* Clause 1 in subregulation 2.2.2 is replaced, stating that the Food Authority will authorize laboratories notified under section 432 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, to function as referral laboratories.
* **Regulation 2.3 (Fees for Testing)**
* Clause 3 is replaced, stating that fees for testing and analysis of food samples will be prescribed by the Food Authority from time to time.
Impact Analysis:
* **Food Safety and Standards Authority of India:**
* Impact: The FSSAI is responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations, including notifying laboratories and setting fees for testing.
* Action Required: The FSSAI needs to update its guidelines and procedures to reflect these changes, notify relevant laboratories, and establish fee structures for sample testing and analysis.
* **Authorised Officers:**
* Impact: Authorised Officers are directly impacted by the change in procedure for where they are required to send samples of imported articles.
* Action Required: Authorised Officers must send imported articles to labs notified by the Food Authority under section 431 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 for analysis.
* **Food Analysts:**
* Impact: Food analysts working in the notified laboratories will be responsible for analyzing samples of imported articles.
* Action Required: Food analysts should ensure compliance with the updated regulations and procedures for analyzing imported food articles.
* **Laboratories:**
* Impact: Laboratories that are notified or seek to be notified will have to meet requirements.
* Action Required: Laboratories must comply with FSSAI regulations and be ready to carry out the function of a referral laboratory after being authorized by the Food Authority.
* **Food Businesses/Importers:**
* Impact: Importers will be affected by the changes in testing procedures and potential changes in testing fees.
* Action Required: Food businesses and importers should be aware of the updated regulations and ensure compliance with the revised procedures for sample analysis and testing fees.
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, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.
Food Safety and Standards Laboratory and Sample Analysis Regulations, 2011: Regulations established by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India concerning laboratory and sample analysis procedures.
Food Safety and Standards Laboratory and Sample Analysis Amendment Regulations, 2019: Amendment regulations to the Food Safety and Standards Laboratory and Sample Analysis Regulations, 2011.
Food Safety and Standards Laboratory and Sample Analysis Second Amendment Regulations, 2020: Further amendments to the Food Safety and Standards Laboratory and Sample Analysis Regulations, 2011.
New Delhi: The location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India notification.
Official Gazette: The official publication in which government notifications and regulations are published.
Arun Singhal: Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 434] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अक्त बू र 16, 2020/ आजश्व न 24, 1942
No. 434] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020/ASVINA 24, 1942
भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 15 अक् तूबर, 2020
फा. स.ं 11023/24/2017-क्य ूए.— खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 34) की
धारा 92 की उप-धारा (1) की अपेक्षानुसार, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण की अजधसूचना
सं0फा. स.ं 11023/24/2017-क् यूए, तारीख 4 फ़रवरी, 2019 द्वारा खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (प्रयोगिाला और
नमूना जवश् लेषण)ण) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2019 का प्रारूप भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें
प्रकाजित दकया गया था जिसमें ऐसे सभी व्यजियों से जिनके उनसे प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना है, उस तारीख स े
जिसको उि अजधसूचना से युि रािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थीं तीस दिन की अवजध की
समाजि से पहले आक्षेप और सुझाव मांगे गए थे;
और उक् त रािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को तारीख 8 फ़रवरी, 2019 को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थीं;
और उक् त प्रारूप जवजनयमों पर िनता स े प्रा्त आपजतिययों और सुझावों पर भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और
मानक प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवचार कर जलया गया ह;ै
4961 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
अत:, अब, उि अजधजनयम, की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (ङ) द्वारा प्रितिय िजियों का प्रयोग
करते हुए, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (प्रयोगिाला और नमूना
जवश् लेषण)ण) जवजनयम, 2011 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ह,ै अथाात्:-
जवजनयम
1. (1) इन जवजनयमों का संजक्षिनाम खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (प्रयोगिाला और नमनू ा जवश् लेषण)ण) जद्वतीय
संिोधन जवजनयम, 2020 ह।ै
(2) ये रािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवतिय होंग।े
2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (प्रयोगिाला और नमूना जवश् लेषण)ण) जवजनयम, 2011 म,ें -
(I) जवजनयम 2.1 के उप-जवजनयम 2.1.1 और उसके नीच े की सारणी के स्ट्थान पर जनम् नजलजखत रखा
िाएगा, अथाात,् -
“2.1.1 दकसी आयाजतत वस्ट् तु का नमूना प्राजधक त अजधकारी द्वारा खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक अजधजनयम,
2006 की धारा 43(1) के अधीन खाद्य प्राजधकरण द्वारा अजधसूजचत दकसी प्रयोगिाला के खाद्य
जवश् लषण)े क को जवश् लेषण)ण के जलए भेिा िाएगा।”
(II) जवजनयम 2.2 के उप-जवजनयम 2.2.2 के खंड 1 और उसके नीचे की सारणी के स्ट्थान पर जनम् नजलजखत
रखा िाएगा, अथाात्,-
“2.2.2 राज् य/सं िाजसत क्षत्रे रेफरल प्रयोगिाला
खाद्य प्राजधकरण, खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 की धारा 43(2) के अधीन खाद्य
प्राजधकरण द्वारा अजधसूजचत रेफरल प्रयोगिाला के काय ा करने के जलए प्रयोगिालाओं को प्राजधक त
करेगा।”
(III) जवजनयम 2.3 में खंड 3 के स्ट्थान पर जनम् नजलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथाात,् -
“3. खाद्य के नमनू े के ऐसे परीक्षण या जवश्लेषण)ण के जलए संिये फीस समय-समय पर खाद्य प्राजधकरण
द्वारा जवजहत दकया िाएगा।”
अरुण ससं ल, मुख् य कायाकारी अजधकारी
[जवज्ञापन III/4/असा/297/2020-21]
नोटः- मूल जवजनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण में अजधसूचना संख्या फा. सं. 2 15015/30/2010, दिनाकं
1 अगस्ट्त, 2011 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए और पश्चातवती जनम्न अजधसूचना संख्याकों द्वारा सिं ोजधत दकए गएः –
(i) फा. स.ं 4/15015/30/2011, दिनांक 8 फरवरी, 2013 और
(ii) फा. स.ं 01/लैब और सैंपल एनाजलजसस/रेग/2019, दिनांक 21 िुलाई, 2020।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th October, 2020
F.No. 11023/24/2017-QA- Whereas the draft Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis)
Amendment Regulations, 2019, were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and
Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), vide notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India number F.No.
11023/24/2017-QA, dated the 4thFebruary, 2019, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, 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 Gazette were made available to the public on the 8th February, 2019;
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 read with
section 16 of the said Act, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations
further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulations, 2011, namely:-
Regulations
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Second
Amendment Regulations, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards(Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulations, 2011,
(I) in regulation 2.1,for sub-regulation 2.1.1 and table thereunder, following shall be substituted namely:-
“2.1.1 The sample of any imported article will be sent by the Authorised Officer for analysis to the food
analyst of any of the laboratories notified by Food Authority under section 43(1) of Food Safety and
Standards Act, 2006.”
(II) in regulation 2.2, for clause 1 in sub-regulation 2.2.2 and table thereunder, following shall be
substituted namely:-
“2.2.2 State/Union Territory of Referral Laboratory
The Food authority shall authorise laboratories to carry out function of referral laboratory that are
notified by Food Authority under section 43(2) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.”
(III) in regulation 2.3, clause 3 shall be substituted with the following, namely-
“3. The fees payable for such test or analysis of sample of food shall be as prescribed by the Food
Authority from time to time.”
ARUN SINGHAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT. III/4/EXTY./297/2020-21]
Note.- The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary 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 8th February, 2013 and
(ii) F.No. 01/Lab & sample Analysis/Reg/2019, dated 21st July, 2020.
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