Food Safety and Standards (Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients) Regulations, 2017.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Authorization/permit Standards Food additives Food quality control/food safety Procedural matters Access-to-justice Monitoring Royalties/fees

Geographical area

Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia

Entry into force notes

These regulations enter into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Abstract

These Regulations lay down the procedure to obtain prior approval for manufacture or import of any non-specified food or food ingredient. Non-specified food means any food other than proprietary food or food ingredients, including additives, processing aids and enzymes for which standards have not been specified in any regulation made under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Regulation 3 prohibits manufacture or import of any non-specified food or food ingredient, except with the prior approval of the Food Authority. Regulation 4 lays down the procedure for grant of such prior approval to a manufacturer or importer of non-specified food.

Full text

English/Hindi

Website

www.fssai.gov.in

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

Legislation | India | 2006

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Consumer protection, International trade, Standards, Registration, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Residues, Fraud, Packaging/labelling, Gender

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Food Safety and Standards (Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients) First Amendment Regulations, 2022.

Legislation | India | 2022

Keyword: Access-to-justice, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Food additives, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, International trade, Royalties/fees, Novel food

Source: FAO, FAOLEX