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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India publishes draft regulations to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, with previous approval of the Central Government.

Detailed Summary

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has published draft regulations, titled the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations, 2025, to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018. These draft regulations, made with the previous approval of the Central Government under clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), are published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act. The public is invited to submit objections or suggestions within sixty days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette to the Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002, or via email at regulation@fssai.gov.in. The proposed amendments include: in Part 3, regulation 3.1.2.2 relating to Sparkling wine (clause (i) for Brut), inserting 'with a tolerance of 0.3 per cent' after 'sugar content below 1.2 per cent'; in Part 3, regulation 3.1.6 relating to Wine Based Beverages, deleting the words 'or special wine used'; and in Part 5, regulation 5.2 relating to Labeling of standard drink, substituting the word 'may' with 'shall'. The principal regulations were originally published vide notification F. No. 2/SA-24/2009(1)/FSSAI, dated 19th March, 2018, and last amended vide notification F. No. STD/SP-21/T(Alcohol-6) dated 20th June, 2025. This notification, F. No. SS-T0SP21(NOTI)/1/2025-Standard-FSSAI, is dated 30th October, 2025, and signed by Rajit Punhani, Chief Executive Officer.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07112025-267441 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 705] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025/ KARTIKA 12, 1947 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th October, 2025 F. No. SS-T0SP21(NOTI)/1/2025-Standard-FSSAI.—The following draft of certain regulations to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make, with previous approval of the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act, for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby, and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published 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 may be sent by e-mail at regulation@fssai.gov.in; Objections or suggestions which may be received with respect to the said draft regulations within the period specified above shall be considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Draft Regulations 1. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations, 2025. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018,- (1) In part 3, regulation 3.1.2.2 relating to Sparkling wine, in clause (i) relating to Brut, after the words 'sugar content below 1.2 per cent', the words 'with a tolerance of 0.3 per cent' shall be inserted. (2) In part 3, regulation 3.1.6 relating to Wine Based Beverages, the words 'or special wine used' shall be deleted. (3) In part 5, regulations 5.2 relating to Labeling of standard drink, for the word 'may', the word 'shall' shall be substituted. RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./439/2025-26] Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide notification number F. No. 2/SA-24/2009(1)/FSSAI, dated the 19th March, 2018 and last amended vide notification numbers F. No. STD/SP-21/T(Alcohol-6) dated the 20th June, 2025. 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. AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Date: 2025.11.07 16:40:02 +05'30'

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