Date: 2016-01-06Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, toxins and Residues Amendment Regulations, 2015 were published as required under sub- section 2 of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act
Executive Summary:
This document contains the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's amendment regulations regarding contaminants, toxins, and residues in food. It amends the 2011 regulations, introducing a new regulation on "Other Contaminants." These regulations came into force on January 5, 2016, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Regulations:**
* These regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2016.
* They amend the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.
* The regulations came into force on January 6, 2016.
* **New Regulation 2.4: Other Contaminants:**
* A new regulation 2.4 is inserted after regulation 2.3, relating to Residues.
* Regulation 2.4.1 specifies that contaminants in certain foods must not exceed maximum levels.
* **Maximum Levels for Melamine:**
* Melamine levels are specified for the following foods:
* Powdered infant formula: 1.0 mg/kg
* Liquid infant formula: 0.15 mg/kg
* Other foods: 2.5 mg/kg
Impact Analysis:
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India:
Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations and ensuring compliance.
Action Required: Implement and enforce the new regulations.
Food Manufacturers and Producers:
Impact: Must ensure their products comply with the new maximum levels for contaminants, specifically melamine.
Action Required: Review manufacturing processes and test products to ensure compliance with the new regulations.
Consumers:
Impact: Benefit from enhanced food safety standards through regulated contaminant levels.
Action Required: No specific action required.
Enforcement and Regulatory Agencies:
Impact: Responsible for monitoring and testing food products to ensure compliance with the regulations.
Action Required: Update testing protocols and monitoring programs to include the new regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for food safety and standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The primary legislation governing food safety and standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, toxins and Residues Regulations, 2011: Regulations concerning contaminants, toxins, and residues in food products.
Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, toxins and Residues Amendment Regulations, 2016: Amendment regulations to the 2011 regulations regarding contaminants, toxins and residues.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Melamine: A contaminant mentioned in the regulation with maximum level limit.
PAWAN KUMAR AGARWAL: Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Gazette of India: The official government gazette where the regulations are published.
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th January, 2016
F. No. P. 15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI.—Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards
(Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2015 were published as required under
sub- section (2) 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.P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI dated the 5th June,
2015 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 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 July, 2015;¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
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 (i) of sub- section (2) of section 92 read
with section 20 and 21 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 (Contaminants, toxins and Residues)
Regulations, 2011, namely:—
Regulations
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and
Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, after
regulation 2.3 relating to ‘Residues’ and the Table thereunder, the following regulation and table shall be
inserted,—
“2.4 Other Contaminants
2.4.1: The contaminant mentioned in column 2 on the foods mentioned in column 3, shall not
exceed the Maximum Level prescribed in column 4 of the Table given below:
Name of the Maximum level
Sl.No. Food
contaminants (mg/kg)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Melamine Powdered infant formula 1.0
Liquid infant formula 0.15
Other foods 2.5 .”
PAWAN KUMAR AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.III/4/Exty./309]
Note.—The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4
vide notification number F. No. 2-15015/30/2010, dated the 1st August, 2011 and subsequently
amended vide notification numbers:
(i) F. No.1-12/Sci.panel/(Notification)/FSSAI/2012, dated 3rd December, 2014;
(ii) F. No. P. 15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated 4th November, 2015;
(iii) F. No. 1-99/1/SP(Contaminants)/FSSAI/2009, dated 4th November, 2015;
(iv) F. No. 1-99/4/SP(Contaminants)/FSSAI/2014, dated 4th November, 2015;
(v) F. No. 1-10(6)/Standards/SP(Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated 4th January, 2016.
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