Date: 2026-05-25Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas the draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Vegan Foods Regulations, 2022 was published as required under sub section 1 of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act
**Executive Summary**
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2026. This amendment mandates the use of a specific "VEGAN" logo on all approved vegan food packaging to ensure standardized labeling. These regulations are scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2027.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Regulatory Framework**
* **Official Title:** Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2026.
* **Legal Authority:** Issued under the powers conferred by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
* **Effective Date:** The provisions will be enforceable starting July 1, 2027.
**Labeling and Packaging Requirements**
* **Mandatory Logo:** Every package of vegan food must carry the specified "VEGAN" logo once approval is granted.
* **Substitution of Rules:** This regulation replaces the previous sub-regulation (2) of regulation 4 in the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022.
**Technical Specifications for Logo**
* **Visual Design:** The logo consists of a "V" mark with a leaf detail inside a square frame above the word "VEGAN."
* **Dimensions:** The document provides a precise measurement table (A through I) in millimeters to ensure uniform reproduction of the logo.
* **Color Specifications:** The logo must use a specific green shade defined by the CMYK color model: C=60, M=0, Y=89, K=0.
**Impact Analysis**
**Vegan Food Manufacturers and Food Business Operators (FBOs)**
**Impact**
Manufacturers must transition their product packaging to meet the updated graphic standards for vegan labeling.
**Action Required**
FBOs must update their packaging designs to incorporate the official logo using the exact dimensions and color codes provided in the notification before July 1, 2027.
**Consumers**
**Impact**
Consumers will benefit from a standardized and easily identifiable mark to distinguish approved vegan products from non-vegan or non-certified items.
**Action Required**
No specific action is required, though consumers should familiarize themselves with the official logo to ensure product authenticity.
**Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies**
**Impact**
Authorities are responsible for ensuring that all vegan products in the market comply with the new labeling specifications.
**Action Required**
Regulatory bodies must integrate these specifications into their inspection and approval protocols to ensure compliance by the effective date.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2026: The primary regulatory document that mandates and specifies the design of the mandatory logo for vegan food packaging.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): The statutory regulator responsible for issuing these food safety notifications and enforcing standards for vegan products.
Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022: The original principal regulations which are being amended by this notification to update labeling requirements.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The overarching legislation under which the FSSAI derives its power to create and amend food safety and labeling rules.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 338] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, मई 25, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 4, 1948 ष 22, 1947
No. 338] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026/JYAISTHA 4, 1948 s 1947
भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 21 मई, 2026
फा. स.ं एस-एस-टी0टी1(नोटट)/1/2025-मानक-एफएसएसएआई —खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम,
2006 (2006 का संख यांक 34) की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (1) की अपेक्षा अनुसार भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक
प्राजधकरण की अजधसूचना सं0 फाइल सं0 एसटीडी/एसपी-18/टी(वेगनफूड्स) तारीख 21 दिसम्बर, 2022 द्वारा खाद्य
सुरक्षा और मानक (वेगन फूड) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2022 का प्रारूप भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 3, खंड 4 म ें
प्रकाजित दकया गया था जिसमे उन सभी व्यजिओ स,े जिनके उससे प्रभाजवत होने की सम्भावना थी, उस तारीख से,
जिसको उि अजधसूचना को अतं र्विष्ट करने वाली रािपत्र की प्रजतया िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थी, साठ दिन की
अवजध की समाजि से पूवि आक्षपे और सुझाव आमंजत्रत दकये गए थ;े
और उक्त रािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को 23 दिसम्बर, 2022 को उपलब् ध करा िी गई थीं;
और उक्त जवजनयमों के प्रारूप के संबंध में िनता से प्राप् त आपजियों और सुझावों पर भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और
मानक प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवचार कर जलया गया ह;ै
अत: अब उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 92 की उप धारा (2) के खंड (फ) द्वारा प्रित् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए
भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (वेगन फूड) जवजनयम, 2022 में और संिोधन करन े
के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जवजनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाित,् -
3686 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
1. (1) इन जवजनयमों का संजक्षि नाम खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (वगे न फूड) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) ये जवजनयम 1 िलु ाई, 2027 को प्रवृत होंगे।
2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (वगे न फूड) जवजनयम, 2022 म,ें जवजनयम 4 के उप जवजनयम (2) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत
रखा िाएगा, अथाित, -
“(2) वेगन फूड के प्रत्येक पैकेि पर अनुमोिन के पश्चात जनम्न जवजनर्ििष्ट लोगो लगाया िाएगा:
लोगो का जवर्निि िे न:
A B C D E F G H I
जमली मीटर 7 10 7 2 3.25 3.3 1 15 15 .”.
(एम ् एम ्)
राजित पुनहानी, मुखय कायिकारी अजधकारी
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./106/2026-27]
टटप्प ण – खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (वगे न फूड) जवजनयम, 2022, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-3, खण्ड 4 म ें
अजधसूचना संख या फा. स.ं स्ट्टैंडड्सि/टीएफ़-वगे न फूडस/नोटटफ/एफ़एसएसएआई, तारीख 10 िून, 2022
द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st May, 2026
F. No. SS-T0T1(NOTI)/1/2025-Standard-FSSAI.—Whereas the draft of certain regulations, further to
amend the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022 was published as required under 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. STD/SP-18/T(VeganFoods), dated the 21st December, 2022 in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4, inviting objections or suggestions from the persons likely to be
affected thereby, before the expiry of the 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 Official Gazette were made available to the public on the
23rd December, 2022;
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 (v) of sub-section (2) of section 92 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 (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022, namely:-
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations,
2026.
(2) They shall come into force on 1st July, 2027.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022, in regulation 4, for sub-regulation (2), the
following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2) Every package of vegan foods, after the approval, shall carry the logo as specified below:4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
Specifications of Logo:
A B C D E F G H I
Milimetre 7 10 7 2 3.25 3.3 1 15 15 .”.
(mm)
RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./106/2026-27]
Note: The Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022 were published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part III, section 4, vide notification number F. No. Std/TF-Vegan Foods/Notif./FSSAI, the
dated 10th June, 2022.
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