## Policy Analysis Report: Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Second Amendment Regulations, 2022
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes the Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Second Amendment Regulations, 2022, as notified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). This amendment focuses on changes to the labelling requirements for Pan Masala and various types of bread. The key findings highlight new rules regarding warning statement size for Pan Masala and specific composition and nomenclature standards for different types of bread, including minimum specialty ingredient requirements. The amendment aims to provide clearer and more informative labeling for consumers, particularly regarding health risks associated with Pan Masala and the composition of bread products.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of the Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Second Amendment Regulations, 2022, based solely on the provided policy text. The analysis focuses on the changes introduced by this amendment, their rationale, and their potential impact on stakeholders.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Amendment to:** Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Regulations, 2020.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the core objectives of this amendment are to enhance consumer awareness regarding potential health risks associated with Pan Masala consumption through prominent labeling and to standardize the nomenclature and composition of various bread types to ensure product consistency and inform consumers about their ingredients.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This amendment appears to address the need for stricter regulations concerning the labeling of products with potential health risks, specifically Pan Masala, and a desire for greater clarity and standardization in the bread manufacturing industry. The amendment likely aims to reduce the consumption of Pan Masala by highlighting its health risks and to ensure that bread products accurately reflect their ingredients. The focus on minimum ingredient percentages suggests an attempt to prevent misleading labeling practices and ensure consumers receive the products they expect.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
The Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Second Amendment Regulations, 2022, introduce the following specific changes to Schedule II of the Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Regulations, 2020:
* **Pan Masala Labeling:**
* **Original Policy (Inferred):** The previous policy likely had less stringent requirements for warning statements on Pan Masala packaging.
* **New Rule:** The warning statement "CHEWING OF PAN MASALA IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH" must cover 50% of the front-of-pack label.
* **Effect of Change:** This change significantly increases the prominence of the health warning, aiming to deter consumers from purchasing and consuming Pan Masala.
* **Bread Labeling:**
* **Original Policy (Inferred):** The previous policy likely lacked specific standards for the composition and nomenclature of various types of bread.
* **New Rule:** The amendment introduces a table specifying the specialty ingredient and the minimum amount of that ingredient (as a percentage of flour) for various bread types, including Whole Wheat Bread, Wheat Bread (or Brown Bread), White Bread, Multigrain Bread, and various Specialty Breads (e.g., Milk Bread, Honey Bread, Cheese Bread). Specific specialty ingredients and their minimum required percentage are defined.
* **Effect of Change:** This change standardizes bread labeling, ensuring that products labeled as "Whole Wheat Bread," "Multigrain Bread," or any specialty bread (e.g., "Cheese Bread") contain the minimum specified amount of the key ingredient. This protects consumers from misleading labeling and promotes transparency in bread production. For multigrain bread there is a minimum 10% of grains other than wheat in the 1st year of enforcement and thereafter it shall be 20%.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The direct target audience and stakeholders affected by these changes include:
* **Pan Masala Manufacturers:** They must comply with the new labeling requirements, redesigning their packaging to accommodate the prominent health warning.
* **Bread Manufacturers:** They must adhere to the new standards for bread composition and labeling, adjusting their recipes and labeling practices to meet the specified ingredient requirements.
* **Consumers:** They are expected to benefit from increased awareness of the health risks associated with Pan Masala and more transparent and accurate information about the composition of bread products.
* **Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):** They are responsible for enforcing these regulations.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is responsible for implementing and enforcing these regulations.
* **Timeline:** The regulations come into force on 1st May, 2023.
* The Multigrain bread ingredient percentage has a tiered enforcement schedule, increasing one year after enforcement.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **Pan Masala:** The increased prominence of health warnings is expected to reduce Pan Masala consumption and raise public awareness of its harmful effects.
* **Bread:** The standardized bread labeling is expected to improve consumer understanding of bread composition, prevent misleading labeling practices, and promote healthier food choices. This may lead to a higher quality of bread products available to consumers, and the reduction of misleading marketing practices.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Second Amendment Regulations, 2022, represent a significant step towards enhancing consumer protection and promoting transparency in the food industry. The changes regarding Pan Masala labeling and bread composition standards are likely to have a positive impact on public health and consumer awareness. The successful implementation of these regulations will depend on effective enforcement by the FSSAI and compliance from manufacturers.
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 governing act for food safety and standards in India.
Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Regulations, 2020: Regulations pertaining to food labelling and display standards.
Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Amendment Regulations, 2021: Amendment regulations for food labelling and display standards. Draft published for review
Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Second Amendment Regulations, 2022: Regulations which amend the Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display Regulations, 2020
New Delhi: The city in India where the notification was issued.
Pan Masala: An article of food, the chewing of which is injurious to health and requires warning statement to cover 50% of front of pack label.
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भाग III—खण् ड 4
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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No. 507] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022/ASVINA 20, 1944
भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल् ली, 11 ऄक् तूबर, 2022
फा. स.ं स्ट्ट ैंडडड/एस पी-08/ए-1-2020/एन-01.—खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (लेबललग और प्रदिडन) संिोधन
जिजनयम, 2021 के प्रारूप को भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण की ऄजधसूचना सं. फा. स.ं स्ट् टैंडडड/एस पी-
08/ए-1-2020/एन-01, तारीख 6 जसतंबर, 2021 द्वारा खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक ऄजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 34) की
धारा 92 की ईपधारा (1) की ऄपक्षे ानुसार, भारत के राजपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग 3, खंड 4 में प्रकाजित दकया गया था,
जजसमें ईन व्यजियों से जजनके प्रभाजित होने की संभािना थी, ईस तारीख से, जजसको ईि ऄजधसूचना िाल े राजपत्र की
प्रजतयााँ जनता को ईपलब्ध करा दी गइ थी, साठ ददनों की ऄिजध की समाजि स े पूिड अक्षेप और सुझाि अमंजत्रत दकए गए
थे।
और ईक्त राजपत्र की प्रजतया ाँजनता को 8 जसतंबर, 2021 को ईपलब्ध करा दी गइ थं;
और ईक्त प्रारूप जिजनयमों पर जनता से प्रा् त अपजतिययों और सुझािों पर भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक
प्राजधकरण द्वारा जिचार कर जलया गया ह;ै
ऄत: ऄब भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण, ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 23 के साथ पठठत धारा 92 की
ईप-धारा (2) के खंड (ट) द्वारा प्रदत् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े ुए, खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक (लेबललग और प्रदिडन)
जिजनयम, 2020 म ेंऔर संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जिजनयम बनाती ह,ै ऄथाडत,् -
6884 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
जिजनयम
1. (1) आन जिजनयमों को खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक (लेबललग और प्रदिडन) जद्वतीय संिोधन जिजनयम, 2022 कहा जाएगा।
(2) ये तारीख 1 मइ, 2023 से प्रिृत होंगे।
2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (लबे ललग और प्रदिडन) जिजनयम, 2020 ( जजसे आसम ें आसके प चात् ‘ईक्त जिजनयम’ कहा गया
ह)ै , ऄनुसूची-II म,ें-
(i) पैरा 1 में, ईप-पैरा (3) म,ें सारणी म,ें क्रम संख् या 1 और ईससे संबंजधत प्रजिजियों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्न जलजखत को रखा
जाएगा, ऄथाडत:् -
क्रम स.ं खाद्य िस्ट् तु घोषणाए ाँ
“1. पान मसाला पान मसाला चबाना स्ट् िास्ट् ् य के जलए हाजनकारक ह।ै
ठट् पणी : यह चेतािनी लेबल के सम् मुख भाग के 50% जहस्ट्स े पर अए”;
(ii) पैरा 2 म,ें ईप-पैरा 2.5 के प चात,् जनम्नजलजखत ईप-पैरा ऄंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा, ऄथाडत्: -
‘’2.6 जिजभन्न प्रकार की ब्रडे ों की ल बे ललग
स्ट्तंभ (2) म ेंईजल्लजखत जिजभन् न ब्रेडों के नाम नीचे सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (3) और (4) में ईजल्लजखत ऄपेक्षाओं के ऄनुरूप हों:
क्रम ब्रडे का नाम जििषे ता सघं टक जििषे ता सघं टक की न्य नू तम मात्रा, अटे के
स.ं % के रूप म ें
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. चोकरदार गेह ाँकी ब्रेड चोकरदार गेह ाँ का अटा चोकरदार अटा कम से कम 75% होना
चाजहए
2. गेह ाँ की ब्रेड ऄथिा ब्राईन चोकरदार गेह ाँ का अटा चोकरदार अटा कम स े कम 50 % होना
ब्रेड चाजहए
3. सफेद ब्रेड मैदा -
4. बु-धान्य ब्रेड खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य गेह ाँ के ऄलािा ऄन् य धान्य न्य नू तम 20%
ईत् पाद मानक और खाद्य होना चाजहए *
सहयोज्य ) जिजनयम, 2011 द्बारा
ऄनुज्ञात खाद्य धान्य
5. जििेष ब्रेड लेबल पर ‘’ब्रेड’’ िब् द स ेपहले कोइ िब् द लगाए जान े पर ऄपेजक्षत जििेषता संघटक
(क) दग्ु ध ब्रेड दग्ु ध के ठोस पदाथ ड 6%
(ख) िहद ब्रेड िहद 5%
(ग) चीज ब्रेड चीज 10%
(घ) जइ के अटे की ब्रडे जइ 15%
(ङ) टुटा गेह/ं दजलया ब्रेड टुटा गेह ं/ दजलया 15%
(च) ऄंकुठरत गेह ंकी ब्रेड गेहााँ का ऄंकुर 2%
(छ) ऄंडा ब्रडे खाद्य साबुत ऄंडे के ठोस पदाथ ड 1.5%
(ज) फ्रूट ब्रेड ऄथिा लोफ कैंडीड फल 10%
(झ) ठरठटकेल ब्रेड ठरठटकेल का अटा 20%[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
(ञ) राइ ब्रेड राइ का अटा 20%
(ट) दकिजमि ब्रेड दकिजमि 10%
(ठ) चोकर ब्रेड खाद्य चोकर 5%
(ड) प्रोटीन-प्रचुर ब्रेड खाद्य प्रोटीन 15% प्रोटीन
(ढ) ब्रेड, यथा लहसुन ब्रेड, लहसुन, ऑरेगनै ो आत् यादद 2%
मसाला ब्रेड, ऑरेगैनो ब्रेड
आत् यादद
(ण) बीज के साथ ब्रडे यथा फ्लैक्स , जतल, पम्पदकन आत् या दद के 5%
फ्लैक्स , जतल, पम्पदकन बीज
आत् यादद के बीज की ब्रेड
ठट्पण: जििेषता संघटक की गणना 100 ग्राम अटे के अधार पर ह।ै
*बु-धान्य ब्रेड के मामल े में जििेषता संघटकों की न् यूनतम मात्रा प्रितडन के प्रथम िषड म ें न्य ूनतम 10औ और ईसके बाद
20औ होगी l”
एस गोपालाकृष्णन, मुख्य कायकड ारी ऄजधकारी
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/ऄसा./329/2022-23]
ठट्पण: मूल जिजनयम भारत के राजपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें ऄजधसूचना सं. फाआल स.ं 1-
94/एफएसएसएअइ/एसपी/(लबे ललग)/ 2014 (भाग-2), ददनांक 17 निंबर, 2020 द्वारा प्रकाजित गए थ ेऔर प चातित
संिोधन जनम् नजलजखत ऄजधसूचना द्वारा दकया गया था:
1. फा. सं. स्ट् टैंडडड/एसपी-08/ए-1.2019/एन-02, ददनांक 10 जसतंबर, 2021 l
2. फा. सं. स्ट् टैंडडड/एसपी-08/ए-1.2021/एन-01, ददनांक 09 जसतंबर, 2022 l
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th October, 2022
F. No. Std/SP-08/A-1-2020/N-01.- Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display)
Amendment Regulations, 2021, 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. Std/SP-08/A-1-2020/N-01, dated the 6th September, 2021, 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 8th September, 2021;
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 (k) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with
section 23 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 (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, namely: -
Regulations
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Second Amendment
Regulations, 2022.
(2) They shall come into force on 1st May, 2023.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 (hereafter referred to as the said
regulations), in Schedule II ,-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(i) In paragraph 1, in sub- paragraph (3), in the table, for Sl. No. 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall
be substituted, namely: -
S. No. Articles of food Declarations
“1. Pan Masala CHEWING OF PAN MASALA IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH
Note: The warning statement must cover 50% of front-of-pack of
the label”;
(ii) In paragraph 2, after sub- paragraph 2.5, the following sub- paragraph shall be inserted, namely: -
“2.6 Labelling of various types of bread
The nomenclature of various breads mentioned in column (2) shall comply with requirements mentioned in columns
(3) and (4) of the table below:
S. No. Name of Bread Specialty Ingredient Minimum amount of Specialty
Ingredient as % of Flour
(1) (2) (3)
(4)
1. Whole Wheat Bread Whole wheat flour (Atta) Whole wheat flour should be at least
75%
2. Wheat Bread or Brown Whole wheat flour (Atta) Whole wheat flour should be at least
Bread 50%
3. White bread Refined wheat flour (Maida) -
4. Multigrain Bread Food grains permitted under FSS Minimum 20% should be grains other
than wheat*
(Food Product Standards & Food
Additives) Regulations, 2011
5. Specialty Bread Specialty ingredient that must be present in case a prefix is added to the term
“bread” on the label
(a) Milk bread Milk solids 6%
(b) Honey bread Honey 5%
(c) Cheese bread Cheese 10%
(d) Oatmeal bread Oats 15%
(e) Cracked wheat /Dhalia Cracked wheat/Dhalia 15%
bread
(f) Bread with wheat germ Wheat germ 2%
(g) Egg bread Edible Whole Egg solids 1.5%
(h) Fruit bread or loaf Candied Fruit 10%
(i) Triticale bread Triticale flour 20%
(j) Rye bread Rye flour 20%
(k) Raisin bread Raisins 10%
(l) Bran bread Edible Bran 5%
(m) Protein enriched bread Edible Protein 15% Protein
(Protein prachur bread)[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
(n) Bread such as Garlic Garlic, Oregano etc. 2%
bread, masala bread,
oregano bread etc.
(o) Bread with seeds such as Flax Seeds, sesame seeds, 5%
flax seeds, sesame pumpkin seeds etc.
seeds, pumpkin seeds
etc.
Note: The calculation of specialty ingredient is on 100g flour basis.
*The Minimum amount of Specialty Ingredient in case of Multigrain Bread shall be minimum 10% in the 1st
year of enforcement and thereafter it shall be 20%.”
S GOPALAKRISHNAN, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./329/2022-23]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part III, Section 4, vide
notification number F.No. 1-94/FSSAI/SP(Labelling)/2014 (Pt-2), dated the 17th November, 2020, and subsequently
amended vide notification numbers:
(1) F. No. Std/SP-08/A-1.2019/N-02, dated the 10th September, 2021.
(2) F. No. Std/SP-08/A-1.2021/N-01, dated the 09th September, 2022.
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