Draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2024
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a draft notification proposing amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018. This draft amendment, published on 18th September 2024, seeks to omit sub-regulation (4) of Regulation 7. The proposal is open for public comment, and objections or suggestions can be submitted to the FSSAI within 60 days from the publication date. Comments can be sent to the Chief Executive Officer of FSSAI, either by mail or email. The draft regulations will be considered after the consultation period ends. The original regulations were issued in 2018 and were last amended in 2021.
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIANOTIFICATIONNew Delhi, the 18th September, 2024
F.No. SS-T018/5/2023-Standard-FSSAI-Part(1).— The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make with previous approval of the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations will be taken into consideration after the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or sent on email at [email protected];
Objections or suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry of period so specified, shall be considered by the Food Authority.
Draft Regulations
1. Short title and commencement.- These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2024.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018, the sub-regulation (4) of the regulation 7 shall be omitted.
G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, Chief Executive Officer[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./503/2024-25]
Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide notification number File No. 11/03/Reg/Fortification/2014, dated the 2st August, 2018 and last amended vide notification no. F. No. 1-116/Scientific Committee /Notif.28.6/2010-FSSAI, dated 22nd September, 2021.
