Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2022 – Notification – 34456/2022/REGULATION-FSSAI
FSSAI has issued a Notification (34456/2022/REGULATION-FSSAI) containing draft of certain regulations which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make in super session of the Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food) Regulations, 2016
These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, and Prebiotic and Probiotic Food) Regulations, 2022.
Articles of food falling under these regulations are specially processed or formulated for specific nutritional or dietary purpose and shall be clearly distinguishable from foods intended for normal consumption by their special composition.
Categories covered under these regulations include: (a) Health Supplements (HS) (b) Nutraceuticals (Nutra) (c) Food for Special Dietary Use (FSDU) (d) Food for Special Medical Purpose(FSMP) (e) Prebiotic food and Probiotic food (Pre-Pro)
The draft regulations shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification 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 regulation@fssai.gov.in
Source link: https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Draft_Notification_Health_29_06_2022.pdf