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Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards Packaging and Labelling

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**Executive Summary:** This notification announces the Food Safety and Standards Packaging and Labelling Second Amendment Regulations, 2016, amending the 2011 regulations. The amendments address the labeling of edible vegetable oils/fats and nutritional information, specifically regarding trans fat and saturated fat content. These regulations take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette, dated May 25, 2016. **Key Points / Main Content:** * **Amendment Title:** Food Safety and Standards Packaging and Labelling Second Amendment Regulations, 2016. * **Effective Date:** Upon publication in the Official Gazette (May 25, 2016). * **Amendments to Labelling Regulations (2011):** * **Edible Vegetable Oils/Fats:** * Requires specific naming of edible oils (e.g., mustard oil, groundnut oil). * Requires specifying the type of vegetable fat (e.g., interesterified, hydrogenated). * **Nutritional Information:** * Requires declaration of trans fat and saturated fat content on labels of: * Edible oils * Interesterified vegetable fat * Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils * Edible fats * Margarine and fat spreads (mixed and vegetable) * Packages of food using fats/oils/fat emulsions as ingredients * **Omission:** Subclause c of clause 4 in subregulation 2.4.2 (Labelling of edible oils and fats) is omitted. **Impact Analysis:** **Food Manufacturers/Producers:** * *Impact:* Need to comply with new labeling requirements for edible oils/fats and nutritional information, including specifying types and declaring trans/saturated fat content. * *Action Required:* Update product labels to reflect the new requirements, ensuring accurate and detailed information regarding oil/fat content and nutritional values. **Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):** * *Impact:* Responsible for enforcing the updated regulations and ensuring compliance by food manufacturers. * *Action Required:* Update guidelines and conduct inspections to ensure adherence to the new labeling standards. **Consumers:** * *Impact:* Will have access to more detailed information about the types and content of fats in food products, allowing for more informed dietary choices. * *Action Required:* Be aware of the new labeling information and use it to make informed decisions about food purchases.

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Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: A law related to food safety and standards in India. Section 92 is mentioned. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: An organization responsible for food safety and standards. It publishes the notification. Food Safety and Standards Packaging and Labelling Amendment Regulations, 2015: Draft regulations related to food packaging and labeling which were published for feedback. Food Safety and Standards Packaging and Labelling Regulations, 2011: Regulations related to food packaging and labeling, which are being amended. Pawan Agarwal: Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Official Gazette: The official government publication in which the regulations are published. New Delhi: Location of publication. Edible vegetable oil: Subject matter of the regulations. Classes for the entry Edible vegetable oilsEdible vegetable fat.
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th May, 2016 F. No. 1(94)2015/Notification P&L/Enf/FSSAI.—Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) 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. 4/15015/30/2011, 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 the¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 period of thirty 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; 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 (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, namely:- REGULATIONS 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Second 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 (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011,- (a) in regulation 2.2 relating to ‘Labelling’, in sub-regulation 2.2.2 relating to ‘Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods’,- (i) in clause 2 relating to ‘List of Ingredients’, in the Table under the first proviso, under the heading ‘Classes’ for the entry ‘Edible vegetable oils/Edible vegetable fat’ and the corresponding entry under the heading ‘Class Titles’, the following shall be substituted, namely:- Classes Class Titles “Edible vegetable oil Give name of the specific edible oil such as mustard oil, groundnut oil, etc. Edible vegetable fat Give type of vegetable fat (interesterified vegetable fat, hydrogenated oils, partially hydrogenated oils, edible vegetable fats, margarine and fat spreads, such as mixed fat spreads, vegetable fat spreads”; (ii) in clause 3 relating to ‘Nutritional information’, in sub-clause (v), for items (iii) and (iv) of proviso, the following item shall be substituted, namely,- “(iii) Every package of edible oils, interesterified vegetable fat, both hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, edible fats, margarine and fat spreads (mixed fat spread and vegetable fat spread) and package of food in which fats, oils and fat emulsions is used as an ingredient shall declare the quantity of trans fat content and saturated fat content on the label.” (b) in regulation 2.4, sub-regulation 2.4.2 relating to ‘Labelling of edible oils and fats’, in clause 4, sub-clause (c) shall be omitted. PAWAN AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./105(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. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 7th June, 2013; (ii) F.No. P 15014/1/2011-PFA/FSSAI, dated the 27th June, 2013; (iii) F. No. 1-83L/Sci. Pan- Noti/FSSAI-2012, dated the 17th February, 2015 and (vi) No. 3-16/ Specified Foods/Notification(Food Labelling)/FSSAI-2014, dated the 3rd May, 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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