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Proposes amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling & Display) Regulations, 2020, regarding nutrition information and logo specifications for food products.

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This notification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposes draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling & Display) Regulations, 2020. The amendments mandate that nutrition information related to added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium content must be displayed with increased font size and in bold, indicating the percentage contribution to the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). Additionally, a specific logo is prescribed for all milk and milk products, including composite milk products, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. For Coffee-Chicory mixtures, declarations must be prominently displayed in capital letters within a rectangular box on the principal display panel on the front of the package. The draft regulations are published for public consultation, inviting objections or suggestions within sixty days from the date of the Gazette's publication.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-19022025-261156 EXTRAORDINARY PART III-Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 132] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025/MAGHA 29, 1946 1254 GI/2025 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th February, 2025 F.No. SS-T017/1/2023-Standard-FSSAI- The following draft of certain regulations to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling & Display) Regulations, 2020, 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 (k) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with section 23 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. Short title and commencement- These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Amendment Regulations, 2025. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 (hereafter referred to as said regulations), - (1) In regulation 5, sub regulation (3) relating to Nutrition information, in clause (b), after sub clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - “(ii)(a) The information regarding per serve percentage (%) contribution to Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) be given in bold letters with relatively increased font size for added sugar, saturated fat and sodium content." (2) In schedule I, after para (2), the following shall be inserted, namely :- "(3) All milk and milk products, including composite milk products, as per clause 5(a) of sub- regulation 2.1.1 under regulation 2.1 of Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 shall carry the logo as specified below: Specifications of logo: COLOR C: 89 M: 58 Y:0 K:0 +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+ | S No. | Area of Principal | A | B | | | display panel in cm. | Minimum Size of | Minimum size of | | | square | each side of square | height of drop in | | | | in mm | mm | +=====+===================================+==========================+=========================+ | 1. | Upto 100 | 6 | 4.56 | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+ | 2. | Upto 100 to 500 | 8 | 6.08 | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+ | 3. | Upto 500 to 2500 | 12 | 9.12 | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+ | 4. | Above 2500 | 16 | 12.16 | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+ C Minimum size of width of drop in mm +---------+ | 3 | +---------+ | 4 | +---------+ | 6 | +---------+ | 8 | +---------+ (3) In Schedule-II, para (2), sub para 2.2 relating to Coffee-Chicory Mixture, after clause (2), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: - "Provided that declarations specified in the clause (1) and (2) of the sub para 2.2 shall be displayed on front of the package, in capital letters within a rectangular box on the principal display Panel". G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./989/2024-25] Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary part III, section 4, vide notification number F. No. 1-94/FSSAI/SP(Labelling)/2014(Pt-2), dated the 17th November, 2020 and last amended vide notification number, F. No. Std/SP-08/A-1-2020/N-01, dated the 11th October, 2022. 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.

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