Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2018

Regular notification 2021-11-12
G/SPS/N/IND/272

Description

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2021 relating to:
- (i) Lowering of fat content for Double toned milk (DTM);
- (ii) Omission of "curd" bracketed with Dahi in 2.1.13;
- (iii) Omission of sub-regulation 2.1.19 relating to 'Foods for infant nutrition';
- (iv) Standards for Basmati Rice;
- (v) In 2.4.11 (4) w.r.t. protein and its quality specified under Formulated Supplements for Children;
- (vi) Amendment in standards for Comminuted or Restructured Meat Products;
- (vii) Amendment in the ash content for Guinea fowl eggs in the standards for 'Fresh eggs';
- (viii) Limit of naturally occurring formaldehyde in finfish and shellfish;
- (ix) Change in labelling declaration from 'contains vegetable fat' to 'cocoa butter equivalent' in case of chocolates;
- (x) Deletion of the parameter 'calcium content expressed as calcium oxide on dry basis' for Nutmeg (whole);
- (xi) In sub-regulation 2.9.30 'Iron fortified iodized salt (Double fortified salt)';
- (xii) Relating to Chapter 3: Appendix A &C.

Keywords

Food safety; Human health