Food Safety and Standards Amendment Rules, 2024

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01112024-258398 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 620] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2024/KARTIKA 8, 1946 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th October, 2024 G.S.R. 678(E).—.Whereas in exercise of the powers conferred by section 91 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the draft of certain rules, namely, the Food Safety and Standards (First Amendment) Rules, 2024, was published vide notification of the Government, of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vide number G.S.R. 310(E), dated the 5th June, 2024, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby, within a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas the copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 5th June, 2024; And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 91 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011, namely: 1. (1) These rules may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011, in rule 3.1, in sub-rule 3.1.1, in clause (5), after figure "58", the figures "61, 63,” shall be inserted. [F. No P.15014/13/2019-FR] RAJIV WADHAWAN, Advisor (Cost) Note.- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 362(E), dated the 5th May, 2011 and amended vide notification number G.S.R. 1516(E), dated the 13th December, 2017 and vide notification number G.S.R. 33(E), dated the 20th January, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2024.11.01 12:30:23 +05'30'