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Date: 2025-11-24 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations,2024, were published as required by sub section

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**Executive Summary** This document publishes the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Second Amendment Regulations, 2025, by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). It amends the 2018 regulations concerning alcoholic beverages. The amendments will come into force on June 1, 2026. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Regulation Title:** Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Second Amendment Regulations, 2025. * **Effective Date:** The regulations come into force on June 1, 2026. * **Amendment to 2018 Regulations:** * In Table 2 of the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, for S.No 7 relating to "Esters expressed as ethyl acetate (g/l of absolute alcohol), Max" in the entry under column (7), for the figures "0.2" the figures "3.0" shall be substituted. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers/Producers** * **Impact:** Need to comply with the updated regulations concerning the allowable limit of esters expressed as ethyl acetate in their products. * **Action Required:** Review production processes and quality control measures to ensure compliance with the new limit of "3.0" for "Esters expressed as ethyl acetate (g/l of absolute alcohol), Max". **Stakeholder: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)** * **Impact:** Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations. * **Action Required:** Implement and oversee the enforcement of the amended regulations, including monitoring compliance and taking action against any violations. **Stakeholder: Consumers** * **Impact:** Ultimately impacted by changes in the composition and quality standards of alcoholic beverages. * **Action Required:** None.

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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: The primary regulator issuing the amendment regulations. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The principal legislation under which the amendment regulations are being issued. Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018: The regulation being amended by this notification. Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Second Amendment Regulations, 2025: The new regulation being issued, amending existing regulations related to alcoholic beverages.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-27112025-267999 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-27112025-267999 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 760] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, नवम्ब र 24, 2025/अग्रहायण 3, 1947 No. 760] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 3, 1947 भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 19 नवम्बर, 2025 फा.स.ं एसटीडी/एसपी-21/ए-1.2024/एन-01.—खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (अल्कोहाजलक पेय) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2024 का प्रारूप, खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का सखं यांक 34) की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (1) की अपेक्षानुसार, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण की अजधसूचना संखया फाइल संखया: एसटीडी/एसपी-21/ए-1.2024/एन-01, तारीख 13 िून, 2024 द्वारा भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 3, खडं 4 म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था, जिसमें प्रभाजवत होने वाले संभाजवत सभी व्यजियों से उस तारीख से साठ दिनों की अवजध के अंिर आपजियां और सुझाव आमंजत्रत दकए गए थे, जिस तारीख को उि अजधसूचना को प्रकाजित करने वाली रािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को उपलब् ध कराई गई थीं; और उि रािपत्र की प्रजतयां 21 िून, 2024 को िनता के जलए उपलब्ध करा िी गई थीं; और उि प्रारूप जवजनयमों के संबंध म ें िनता से प्राप्त आपजियों और सुझावों पर भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवचार कर जलया गया ह;ै अतः अब, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण, उि अजधजनयम की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (v) द्वारा प्रिि िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (अल्कोहाजलक पेय) जवजनयम, 2018 म ें और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ह,ै अथाात: - 7863 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] जवजनयम 1. इन जवजनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (अल्कोहाजलक पेय) िसू रा संिोधन जवजनयम, 2025 ह।ै 2. य ेतारीख 1 िनू ,2026 को प्रवृत होंगे। 3. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (अल्कोहाजलक पेय) जवजनयम, 2018 म,ें सारणी 2 म,ें “एस्ट्टर एजथल एसीटेट (पणू ा अल्कोहल का िी/ली) के रूप म ें व्यि दकया गया ह,ै अजधकतम” स े सबं ंजधत क्रम संखया 7 के सामने, स्ट्तम्भ (7) के अधीन प्रजवजि “0.2” अंको के स्ट्थान पर “3.0” अंक रख ेिाएंगें। राजित पुनहानी, मुखय कायाकारी अजधकारी [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./496/2025-26] टटप्पण: मूल जवजनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें अजधसूचना संखया फा.स.ं 2/एसए- 24/2009(1)/एफएसएसएआई, तारीख 19 माच,ा 2018 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और तत्पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचना संखयाओं द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए: 1. फा.स.ं एसटीडीएस/एसपी (िल और पेय)/अजधसूचना(1)/एफएसएसएआई-2019, तारीख 18 दिसंबर, 2020; 2. फा.स.ं एसटीडी/एसपी-21/टी(अल्कोहल-5), तारीख 10 िनू , 2022। 3. फा.स.ं एसटीडी/एसपी-21/टी(अल्कोहल-4), तारीख 21 अगस्ट्त, 2023 और 4. फा.स.ं एसटीडी/एसपी-21/टी(अल्कोहल-6), तारीख 20 िनू , 2025. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 19th November, 2025 F. No. Std/SP-21/A-1.2024/N-01.—Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations,2024, were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) vide the notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, number File No.:Std/SP-21/A-1.2024/N-01, dated the 13th June, 2024, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, for inviting objections and suggestions from all 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 copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 21stJune,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 (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 (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, namely: - Regulations 1. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Second Amendment Regulations, 2025. 2. They shall come into force on 01st June, 2026. 3. In the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, in Table 2, against S.No 7 relating to “Esters expressed as ethyl acetate (g/l of absolute alcohol), Max” in the entry under column (7), for the figures “0.2” the figures “3.0” shall be substituted. RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./496/2025-26][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide notification number F. No. 2/SA-24/2009(1)/FSSAI, dated the 19th March, 2018 and subsequently amended vide notification numbers: 1. F. No. Stds/SP (water and Beverages)/Notification (1)/FSSAI-2019, dated the 18th December, 2020; 2. F. No. Std/SP-21/T(Alcohol-5), dated the 10th June, 2022. 3. F. No. STD/SP-21/T(Alcohol-4), dated the 21st August, 2023.and 4. F. No. STD/SP-21/T(Alcohol-6), dated the 20th June, 2025. 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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