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The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants

Date: 25th September 2024
Category: Extra Ordinary
New Delhi

Read or download the official PDF of this gazette notification issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on 25th September 2024. Classified under Extra Ordinary.

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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-25092024-257477 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-25092024-257477 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 735] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्पजतिार , जसतम्ब र 19, 2024/भाद्र 28, 1946 No. 735] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024/Bhadra 28, 1946 भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक...

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  • This gazette notification announces draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. These amendments propose changes to the permissible limits of various contaminants in food products.
  • The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is seeking public comments on these proposed amendments before finalizing them.
  • Amendments to Regulation 2.1 (Metal Contaminants): The permissible limits for Lead, Arsenic, and Cadmium in various food items are being revised. Specific changes include adding 'pulse flours' to the list of items affected by Lead and Cadmium limits and clarifying the testing methodology for Arsenic in fish oils.
  • Amendments to Regulation 2.2 (Crop Contaminants and Naturally Occurring Toxic Substances): Clarifications are being made to the definition of oilseeds and oils for further processing and ready-to-eat consumption concerning Aflatoxins. A new entry for Saffrole in beverages and foods containing mace and/or nutmeg is added.
  • Amendments to Regulation 2.3 (Veterinary Drugs): Clause (1) is being omitted. New Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) are proposed for Trimethoprim and Oxolinic acid in seafood.

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