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Date: 2016-05-04 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards Contaminants toxins and Residues Amendment Regulations 2015 were published as required under sub section

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India amends the Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, Toxins and Residues Regulations, 2011. The amendments specify permissible limits for contaminants like Lead, Arsenic, Tin, Cadmium, Mercury, and Chromium in various food articles. These regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, toxins and Residues Third Amendment Regulations, 2016 and will come into force on or after January 1, 2017. Key Points / Main Content: * **Lead (Parts per Million by weight):** * Specifies lead limits for assorted subtropical fruits (edible/inedible peel), berries, citrus fruits, pome fruits, stone fruits, brassica/bulb/fruiting/leafy/legume/root vegetables, pulses. * Sets lead limits for canned fruit cocktail, grapefruit, mandarin oranges, mangoes, pineapple, raspberries, strawberries, tropical fruit salad. * Defines lead amounts for jams, fruit preserves, jellies, mango chutney, table olives, canned asparagus/carrots/green beans/wax beans/green peas/mature processed peas/mushrooms/palmito/sweetcorn/tomatoes/pickled cucumbers, processed tomato concentrates, and fruit juices. * Includes lead limits for cereal grains, canned chestnuts/puree, meat of cattle/sheep/pig (and fat), poultry meat/offal, edible fats/oils, fish, margarine, minarine, named animal fats, olive oil (refined/virgin/residue), poultry fats, and vegetable oils. * States a concentration factor for dehydrated milks, limits for secondary milk products and natural mineral water, infant formula and food grade salt. * Specifies the amounts in crustaceans, cephalopods and bivalve molluscs. * **Arsenic (Parts per Million by weight):** * Sets arsenic limits for edible fats/oils, margarine, minarine, named animal fats, olive oil (refined/virgin/residue), vegetable oils, natural mineral water, and food grade salt. * States amounts for Fish and Crustaceans, and Molluscs. * **Tin (Parts per Million by weight):** * Defines tin amounts for canned foods/beverages, canned citrus fruits/stone fruits/vegetables/fruit cocktail/mangoes/pineapple/raspberries/strawberries/tropical fruit salad, mango chutney, and table olives. * Sets tin limits for canned mushrooms/tomatoes/pickled cucumber, processed tomato concentrates, canned chestnuts/puree, cooked cured chopped meat/ham/pork shoulder, corned beef, luncheon meat, and canned fish products (varying limits based on container type). * **Cadmium (Parts per Million by weight):** * Specifies cadmium limits for brassica/bulb/fruiting/leafy/legume/root/stalk/stem vegetables, potato, pulses (excluding soybean dry), cereal grains (excluding wheat and rice), rice, wheat. * Sets cadmium limits for natural mineral water, food grade salt, fish, crustaceans, cephalopods and bivalve molluscs. * **Mercury (Parts per Million by weight):** * Defines mercury amounts for natural mineral water, food grade salt, nonpredatory fish/crustaceans/cephalopods/molluscs, and predatory fish (Tuna, Marlin, Sword Fish, Elasmobranch). * **Chromium (Parts per Million by weight):** * Sets chromium limit for all fishery products. Impact Analysis: **Food Producers/Manufacturers:** * Impact: Must ensure their products comply with the new contaminant limits to avoid penalties and ensure food safety. * Action Required: Review and adjust production processes, sourcing, and testing protocols to meet the amended regulations. **Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):** * Impact: Responsible for enforcing the new regulations and ensuring compliance across the food industry. * Action Required: Develop and implement monitoring and enforcement strategies, update relevant guidelines, and conduct inspections to verify compliance. **Consumers:** * Impact: Benefit from potentially safer food products due to stricter contaminant limits. * Action Required: Be aware of these regulations to make informed choices. **Testing Laboratories:** * Impact: Increased demand for testing and analysis of food products to determine contaminant levels. * Action Required: Ensure their testing methodologies are updated to accurately measure the contaminants listed in the amended regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An authority responsible for food safety and standards in India, which published the notification. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The act of Indian parliament under which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India operates and which is referenced in the notification. Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, toxins and Residues Amendment Regulations, 2015: The draft regulations that were published, inviting objections and suggestions. Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, toxins and Residues Regulations, 2011: The regulations which are being amended by the current notification. Food Safety and Standards Contaminants, toxins and Residues Third Amendment Regulations, 2016: The name of the regulations as amended by this notification. New Delhi: The city where the notification was issued. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The ministry under which Food Safety and Standards Authority of India operates. Pawan Agarwal: The Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
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और राजप4 क, &ितयां जनता को तारीख 24 जून, 2015 को उपलCध करा दी गई थD; और भारतीय खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक &ािधकरण ;ारा उ? &ा’प िविनयम@ के संबंध म5 जनता से &ाF आ(cid:15)ेप@ और सुझाव@ पर िवचार (cid:4)कया गया ह;ै अतः, अब, भारतीय खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक &ािधकरण, उ? अिधिनयम क, धारा 20 और धारा 21 के साथ पKठत धारा 92 क, उपधारा (2) के खंड (झ) ;ारा &दM शि?य@ का &योग करते Nए, खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (संदषू क, आिवष और अविश(cid:29)) िविनयम, 2011 का और संशोधन करने के िलए िनOिलिखत िविनयम बनाता ह,ै अथाGत्:- ििििववववििििननननययययमममम 1. ससससंिंिंिंि(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:21) ननननाााामममम औऔऔऔरररर (cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)ाााारररर(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:24)भभभभ....---- (1) इन िविनयम@ का संि(cid:15)F नाम खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (संदषू क, आिवष और अविश(cid:29)) तीसरा संशोधन िविनयम, 2016 ह ै। (2) ये 1 जनवरी, 2017 और उसके पSात &वृM ह@गे । 2. खा(cid:11) सुर(cid:15)ा और मानक (संदषू क, आिवष और अविश(cid:29)) िविनयम, 2011 के िविनयम 2.1 के उपिविनयम 2.1.1 के खंड 2 क, सारणी म5,- 2217 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] (1) Vम सं. 1 सीसा के सामने, Wतंभ (2) और Wतंभ (3) म5, िव(cid:11)मान &िवि(cid:29)य@ के पSात्, Vमशः िनOिलिखत &िवि(cid:29)या ं अंतःWथािपत क, जाएंगी, अथाGत्,- खा(cid:3) पदाथ(cid:8) भारानसु ार भाग (cid:15)ित दस लाख (2) (3) “वग(cid:25)कृत उपो(cid:30)णीय फल, खा(cid:3) िछलका 0.1 वग(cid:25)कृत उपो(cid:30)णीय फल, अखा(cid:3) िछलका 0.1 बदरीफल और अ+य छोटे फल 0.2 िनंबकु ुल फल 0.1 सेबीय फल 0.1 गठु ली फल 0.1 0ािसका सि1जया,ं केले को छोड़कर 0.3 कंद सि1जया ं 0.1 फलदार सि1जयां, क4ू 0.1 क4ू से िभ+न फलदार सि1जया ं(मश8म को छोड़कर) 0.1 प9ेदार सि1जयां (िजसम: 0ािसका प9ेदार सि1जयां भी ह <िक+त ुपालक सि=मिलत नह> ह)ै 0.3 फलीदार सि1जया ं 0.2 दलहन 0.2 मलू और कंद सि1जयां 0.1 िड1बाबंद Aूट कॉकटेल 1 िड1बाबंद अंगरूफल 1 िड1बाबंद मंदCरन संतरा 1 िड1बाबंद आम 1 िड1बाबंद अन+नास 1 िड1बाबंद रसभरी 1 िड1बाबंद EFाबेरी 1 िड1बाबंद उ(cid:30)णकिटबंधी फल सलाद 1 मरु 1बा (फल पCररHी) और जेली 1 आम चटनी 1 जैतनू पJी 1 िड1बाबंद शतवारी 1 िड1बाबंद गाजर 1 िड1बाबंद हरी बी+स और िड1बाबंद िसKथ बी+स 1 िड1बाबंद हरी मटर 1 िड1बाबंद सूखी (cid:15)संEकृत मटर 1 िड1बाबंद मश8म 1 िड1बाबंद पालिमटो 1 िड1बाबंद भुJा (मीठी मकई) 1 िड1बाबंद टमाटर 1 ककड़ी का अचार (ककड़ी अचार) 1 (cid:15)संEकृत टमाटर सांM 1.5 फल रस (िजसम: शफताल;ू पीने के िलए तयै ार भी ह)< 0.05 धा+य अ+न, कूटू, केिनहQआ और िKवनोया को छोड़कर 0.2 िड1बाबंद चEे टनट और िड1बाबंद चेEटनट Rयरूी 1 पश,ु भेड़ और सअु र का मासं (मांस से (cid:15)ाS चब(cid:25) को भी लाग ूहोता ह)ै 0.1 कुKकुट मांस 0.1 पश ुका बचा हQआ खा(cid:3) िहEसा 0.5 सअु र का बचा हQआ खा(cid:3) िहEसा 0.5 कुKकुट का बचा हQआ खा(cid:3) िहEसा 0.5 खा(cid:3) वसा और तेल (TयिUक मानकV के अंतगत(cid:8) न आने वाल ेखा(cid:3) वसा और तेल) 0.1 मछली 0.3¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 कृिWम मKखन 0.1 िमनारीन 0.1 नािमत पश ुचब(cid:25) (सअु र कX चब(cid:25), िवदीण(cid:8) सअु र कX चब(cid:25), (cid:15)ीिमयर जसू और खाने योYय चब(cid:25)) 0.1 जैतनू तेल, Cरफाइडं 0.1 जैतनू तेल, िवश[ु 0.1 जैतनू , अविशU तेल (जैतनू पोमेष तेल) 0.1 कुKकुट चब(cid:25) 0.1 वनEपित तेल, अशोिधत (मटर, बाबशु, नाCरयल, िबनौला, अंगरू बीज, मकई, सरसV बीज, पामिगरी, पाम, ितलहन, 0.1 से^लावर बीज, ितल, सोयाबीन और सरू जमखु ी बीज के तेल और पामोिलन, EटेCरन और सपु रोिलन और अ+य तेल िक+त ु कोका मKखन को छोड़कर) वनEपित तेल, खा(cid:3) (मटर, बाबश,ु नाCरयल, िबनौला, अंगरू बीज, मकई, सरसV बीज, पामिगरी, पाम, ितलहन, से^लावर 0.1 बीज, ितल, सोयाबीन और सरू जमखु ी बीज के तेल और पामोिलन, EटेCरन और सपु रोिलन और अ+य तले िक+तु कोका मKखन को छोड़कर) दYुध (अंशतः या पणू त(cid:8) ः िनज(cid:8)िलत दYुधV को सांMण गणु क लाग ूहोता ह)ै 0.02 गौण दYुध उ‘पाद (उपभुa 8प म:) 0.02 (cid:15)ाकृितक खिनज जल, िम.bा/िल. म: अिभTयa 0.01 िशश ुआहार (उपयोग के िलए तयै ार) 0.02 नमक, खा(cid:3) dेणी 2.0 वाइन 0.2 वeकवत ्जीव (gEटेिशय+स) 0.5 शीषप(cid:8) ाद जीव 1.0 िhकपाटी मोलEक 1.5”; (2) gम संjयांक 3, आरसेिनक के सामन,े Eतंभ (2) और Eतभं (3) म:, िव(cid:3)मान (cid:15)िविUयV के पkात्, gमशः िन=निलिखत (cid:15)िविUयां अंतःEथािपत कX जाएगं ी, अथा(cid:8)त्,- खा(cid:3) पदाथ(cid:8) भारानसु ार भाग (cid:15)ित दस लाख (2) (3) “खा(cid:3) वसा और तले (TयिUक मानकV के अंतग(cid:8)त न आने वाल ेखा(cid:3) वसा और तेल) 0.1 कृिWम मKखन 0.1 िमनारीन 0.1 नािमत पश ुचब(cid:25) (सअु र कX चब(cid:25), िवदीण(cid:8) सअु र कX चब(cid:25), (cid:15)ीिमयर जसू और खाने योYय चब(cid:25)) 0.1 जैतनू तेल, Cरफाइडं 0.1 जैतनू तेल, िवश[ु 0.1 जैतनू , अविशU तेल (जैतनू पोमेष तेल) 0.1 वनEपित तेल, अशोिधत(मटर, बाबश,ु नाCरयल, िबनौला, अंगरू बीज, मकई, सरसV बीज, पामिगरी, पाम, ितलहन, 0.1 से^लावर बीज, ितल, सोयाबीन और सरू जमखु ी बीज के तेल और पामोिलन, EटेCरन और सपु रोिलन) वनEपित तेल, खा(cid:3) (मटर, बाबश,ु नाCरयल, िबनौला, अंगरू बीज, मकई, सरसV बीज, पामिगरी, पाम, ितलहन, से^लावर 0.1 बीज, ितल, सोयाबीन और सरू जमखु ी बीज के तले और पामोिलन, EटेCरन और सपु रोिलन) (cid:15)ाकृितक खिनज जल, िम.bा/िल. म: अिभTयa 0.01 नमक, खा(cid:3) dेणी 0.5 मछली और वeकवत जीव (gEटेिशय+स) 76 मोलEक 86”; (3) gम संjयांक 4, िटन के सामने, Eतभं (2) और Eतंभ (3) म:, िव(cid:3)मान (cid:15)िविUयV के पkात,् gमशः िन=निलिखत (cid:15)िविUयां अंतःEथािपत कX जाएगं ी, अथा(cid:8)त्,- खा(cid:3) पदाथ(cid:8) भारानसु ार भाग (cid:15)ित दस लाख (2) (3) पेय से िभ+न िड1बाबंद खा(cid:3) 250 िड1बाबंद पेय 150 िड1बाबंद िनंबकु ुल फल 250 िड1बाबंद गठु ली फल 250 िड1बाबंद सि1जया ं 2504 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] िड1बाबंद Aूट कॉकटेल 250 िड1बाबंद आम 250 िड1बाबंद अन+नास 250 िड1बाबंद रसभरी 250 िड1बाबंद EFाबेरी 250 िड1बाबंद उ(cid:30)णकिटबंधी फल सलाद 250 आम चटनी 250 जैतनू पJी 250 िड1बाबंद मश8म 250 िड1बाबंद टमाटर 250 ककड़ी अचार 250 (cid:15)संEकृत टमाटर सांM 250 िड1बाबंद चEे टनट और चEे टनट Rयूरी 250 पका हQआ संसािधत बारीक टुकड़V म: कटा मांस (िटनRलेट आधानV म: रख ेउ‘पादV के िलए) 250 पका हQआ संसािधत बारीक टुकड़V म: कटा मांस (अ+य आधानV म: रख ेउ‘पादV के िलए) 50 पका हQआ संसािधत पqु ा (िटनRलेट आधानV म: रख ेउ‘पादV के िलए) 200 पका हQआ संसािधत पqु ा (अ+य आधानV म: रखे उ‘पादV के िलए) 50 पका हQआ संसािधत सअु र का Eकंध (िटनRलेट आधानV म: रखे उ‘पादV के िलए) 200 पका हQआ संसािधत सअु र का Eकंध (अ+य आधानV म: रखे उ‘पादV के िलए) 50 नमक लगाया हQआ बीफ मांस (िटनRलेट आधानV म: रख ेउ‘पादV के िलए) 200 नमक लगाया हQआ बीफ मांस (अ+य आधानV म: रख ेउ‘पादV के िलए) 50 उपाहार मांस (िटनRलेट आधानV म: रखे उ‘पादV के िलए) 200 उपाहार मांस (अ+य आधानV म: रखे उ‘पादV के िलए) 50 िड1बाबंद मछली उ‘पाद 200”; (4) gम संjयांक 6, केडिमयम के सामने, Eतंभ (2) और Eतभं (3) म:, िव(cid:3)मान (cid:15)िविUयV के पkात,् gमशः िन=निलिखत (cid:15)िविUया ंअंतःEथािपत कX जाएगं ी, अथा(cid:8)त्,- खा(cid:3) पदाथ(cid:8) भारानसु ार भाग (cid:15)ित दस लाख (2) (3) “0ािसका सि1जया ं 0.05 कंद सि1जया ं 0.05 फलदार सि1जया, क4ू 0.05 क4ू से िभ+न फलदार सि1जया ं(टमाटर और खा(cid:3) फफंूद को छोड़कर) 0.05 प9ेदार सि1जया ं 0.2 फलीदार सि1जया ं 0.1 आल,ू िछलका उतरे हQए 0.1 दलहन, सखू ा सोयाबीन को छोड़कर 0.1 मलू और कंद सि1जयां, आल ूऔर िसिलCरक को छोड़कर 0.1 डंठल और डंडी सि1जयां 0.1 धा+य अ+न, कूटू, केिनहQआ और िKवनोया के िसवाय (गहे r ंऔर चावल को छोड़कर; तथा भसू ी और अंकुर) 0.1 चावल, पCर(cid:30)कृत 0.4 गहे r ं 0.2 (cid:15)ाकृितक खिनज जल, िम.bा./िल. म: अिभTयa 0.003 नमक, खा(cid:3) dेणी 0.5 मछली 0.3 वeकवत ्जीव (gEटेिशय+स) 0.5 शीषप(cid:8) ाद जीव 2.0 िhकपाटी मोलEक 2.0”; (5) gम संjयांक 7, पारद के सामने, Eतंभ (2) और Eतंभ (3) म:, िव(cid:3)मान (cid:15)िविUयV के पkात्, gमशः िन=निलिखत (cid:15)िविUयां अंतःEथािपत कX जाएगं ी, अथा(cid:8)त्,- खा(cid:3) पदाथ(cid:8) भारानसु ार भाग (cid:15)ित दस लाख¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 (2) (3) “(cid:15)ाकृितक खिनज जल, िम.bा./िल. म: अिभTयa 0.001 नमक, खा(cid:3) dेणी 0.1 गरै -परभHी मछली, वeकवत् जीव, शीषप(cid:8) ाद जीव, मोलाEक 0.5 परभHी मछली (टूना, मिल(cid:8)न, तेगामछली, इलाEमो0ांच) 1.0”; (6) gम संjयांक 9, gोिमयम के सामने, Eतभं (2) और Eतंभ (3) म:, िव(cid:3)मान (cid:15)िविUयV के पkात,् gमशः िन=निलिखत (cid:15)िविUयां अंतःEथािपत कX जाएगं ी, अथा(cid:8)त्,- खा(cid:3) पदाथ(cid:8) भारानसु ार भाग (cid:15)ित दस लाख (2) (3) “सभी म‘Eय उ‘पाद 12” पवन अbवाल, मjु य काय(cid:8)कारी अिधकारी [िवuापन- III/4/असा./62 (187)] िट(cid:4)पण – मलू िविनयम, भारत के राजपW, असाधारण, भाग III, खडं 4 म: अिधसूचना संjय ाकं फा. सं. 2-15015/30/2010, तारीख 1 अगEत, 2011 hारा (cid:15)कािशत िकए गए थे और त‘पkात ्िन=निलिखत अिधसचू ना संjयांकV hारा संशोिधत िकए गए थे :- (i) फा. सं. 1-12/एससीआई. पनै ल/(अिधसचू ना)/एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई./2012, तारीख 3 िदस=बर, 2014; (ii) फा. से. पी.15025/264/13-पी.ए./एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 4 नव=बर, 2015; (iii) फा. सं. 1-99/1/एस.पी.(संदषू क)/एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई./2009, तारीख 4 नव=बर, 2015; (iv) फा. सं. 1-99/4/एस.पी.(संदषू क)/एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई./2014, तारीख 4 नव=बर, 2015; (v) फा. सं. 1-10(6)/मानक/एस.पी.(मछली और म‘Eय उ‘पाद)/एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई.-2013, तारीख 4 जनवरी, 2016 और (vi) फा. सं. पी.15025/264/13-पी.ए./एफ.एस.एस.ए.आई., तारीख 5 जनवरी, 2016. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd May, 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 (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.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 24th June, 2015; 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) Third Amendment Regulations, 2016. (2) They shall come into force on or after 1st January, 2017. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.1, in sub- regulation 2.1.1, in clause 2, in the table,- (1) against serial number 1. Lead, in columns (2) and (3), after the existing entries, the following entries shall respectively be inserted, namely,-6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] Article of Food Parts per Million by weight (2) (3) “Assorted subtropical fruits, edible peel 0.1 Assorted subtropical fruits, inedible peel 0.1 Berries and other small fruits 0.2 Citrus fruits 0.1 Pome fruits 0.1 Stone fruits 0.1 Brassica vegetables excluding Kale 0.3 Bulb vegetables 0.1 Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits 0.1 Fruiting vegetables other than cucurbits (excluding mushrooms) 0.1 Leafy vegetables (including brassica leafy vegetables but excluding 0.3 spinach) Legume vegetables 0.2 Pulses 0.2 Root and tuber vegetables 0.1 Canned fruit cocktail 1 Canned grapefruit 1 Canned mandarin oranges 1 Canned mangoes 1 Canned pineapple 1 Canned raspberries 1 Canned strawberries 1 Canned tropical fruit salad 1 Jams (fruit preserves) and jellies 1 Mango chutney 1 Table olives 1 Canned asparagus 1 Canned carrots 1 Canned green beans and Canned wax beans 1 Canned green peas 1 Canned mature processed peas 1 Canned mushrooms 1 Canned palmito 1 Canned sweetcorn 1 Canned tomatoes 1 Pickled cucumbers (cucumber pickles) 1 Processed tomato concentrates 1.5 Fruit Juices (including nectars, ready to drink) 0.05 Cereal grains, except buckwheat, canihua and quinoa 0.2 Canned chestnuts and canned chestnut puree 1 Meat of cattle, sheep and pig (also applies to fat from meat) 0.1 Poultry meat 0.1 Cattle, edible offal of 0.5 Pig, edible offal of 0.5 Poultry, edible offal of 0.5 Edible fats and oils (edible fats and oils not covered by individual 0.1 standards) Fish 0.3 Margarine 0.1 Minarine 0.1 Named animal fats (lard, rendered pork fat, premier jus and edible 0.1 tallow) Olive oil, refined 0.1 Olive oil, virgin 0.1 Olive, residue oil (olive pomace oil) 0.1 Poultry fats 0.1 Vegetable oils, crude (oils of arachis, babasu, coconut, cotton seed, 0.1¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7 grape seed, maize, mustard seed, palm kernel, palm, rape seed, safflower seed, sesame seed, soya bean, and sunflower seed, and palm olein, stearin and superolein and other oils but excluding cocoa butter) Vegetable oils, edible (oils of arachis, babasu, coconut, cotton seed, 0.1 grape seed, maize, mustard seed, palm kernel, palm, rape seed, safflower seed, sesame seed, soya bean, and sunflower seed, and palm olein, stearin and superolein and other oils but excluding cocoa butter) Milks (A concentration factor applies to partially or wholly dehydrated 0.02 milks.) Secondary milk products (as consumed) 0.02 Natural mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.01 Infant formula (ready to use) 0.02 Salt, food grade 2.0 Wine 0.2 Crustaceans 0.5 Cephalopods 1.0 Bivalve Molluscs 1.5”; (2) against serial number 3 relating to Arsenic, in columns (2) and (3), after the existing entries, the following entries shall respectively be inserted, namely,- Article of Food Parts per Million by weight (2) (3) “Edible fats and oils (edible fats and oils not covered by individual 0.1 standards) Margarine 0.1 Minarine 0.1 Named animal fats (lard, rendered pork fat, premier jus and edible 0.1 tallow) Olive oil, refined 0.1 Olive oil, virgin 0.1 Olive, residue oil (olive pomace oil) 0.1 Vegetable oils, crude (oils of arachis, babasu, coconut, cottonseed, 0.1 grapeseed, maize, mustardseed, palm kernel, palm, rapeseed, safflower seed, sesameseed, soya bean, and sunflowerseed, and palm olein, stearin and superolein). Vegetable oils, edible (oils of arachis, babasu, coconut, cottonseed, 0.1 grapeseed, maize, mustardseed, palm kernel, palm, rapeseed, safflower seed, sesameseed, soya bean, and sunflowerseed, and palm olein, stearin and superolein). Natural mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.01 Salt, food grade 0.5 Fish and Crustaceans 76 Molluscs 86”; (3) against serial number 4 relating to Tin, in columns (2) and (3), after the existing entries, the following entries shall respectively be inserted, namely,- Article of Food Parts per Million by weight (2) (3) “Canned foods other than beverages 250 Canned beverages 150 Canned citrus fruits 250 Canned stone fruits 250 Canned vegetables 250 Canned fruit cocktail 250 Canned mangoes 2508 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] Canned pineapple 250 Canned raspberries 250 Canned strawberries 250 Canned tropical fruit salad 250 Mango Chutney 250 Table olives 250 Canned mushrooms 250 Canned tomatoes 250 Pickled cucumber 250 Processed tomato concentrates 250 Canned chestnuts and chestnut puree 250 Cooked cured chopped meat (for products in tinplate containers) 250 Cooked cured chopped meat (for products in other containers) 50 Cooked cured ham (for products in tinplate containers) 200 Cooked cured ham (for products in other containers) 50 Cooked cured pork shoulder (for products in tinplate containers) 200 Cooked cured pork shoulder (for products in other containers) 50 Corned beef (for products in tinplate containers) 200 Corned beef (for products in other containers) 50 Luncheon meat (for products in tinplate containers) 200 Luncheon meat (for products in other containers) 50 Canned fish products 200”; (4) against serial number 6 relating to Cadmium, in columns (2) and (3), after the existing entries, the following entries shall respectively be inserted, namely,- Article of Food Parts per Million by weight (2) (3) “Brassica vegetables 0.05 Bulb vegetables 0.05 Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits 0.05 Fruiting vegetables other than cucurbits (excluding tomatoes and 0.05 edible fungi) Leafy vegetables 0.2 Legume vegetables 0.1 Potato, peeled 0.1 Pulses, excluding soybean dry 0.1 Root and tuber vegetables, excluding potato and celeriac 0.1 Stalk and stem vegetables 0.1 Cereal grains, except buckwheat, canihua and quinoa (excluding wheat 0.1 and rice; and bran and germ Rice, polished 0.4 Wheat 0.2 Natural mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.003 Salt, food grade 0.5 Fish 0.3 Crustaceans 0.5 Cephalopods 2.0 Bivalve Molluscs 2.0”; (5) against serial number 7 relating to Mercury, in columns (2) and (3), after the existing entries, the following entries shall respectively be inserted, namely,- Article of Food Parts per Million by weight (2) (3) “Natural mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.001 Salt, food grade 0.1 Non-predatory fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, molluscs 0.5 Predatory Fish (Tuna, Marlin, Sword Fish, Elasmobranch) 1.0”;¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 9 6) against serial number 9 relating to Chromium, in columns (2) and (3), after the existing entries, the following entries shall respectively be inserted, namely,- Article of Food Parts per Million by weight (2) (3) “All fishery products 12” PAWAN AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT. III/4/Exty./62(187)] 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 and (vi) F. No. P. 15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated 5th January, 2016. 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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