Whereas certain draft regulations, namely the draft Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-24102024-258220 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 860] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024/KARTIKA 1, 1946 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st October, 2024 F. No. STD/FA/38/FSSAI(Part-1).—Whereas certain draft regulations, namely the draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2022, were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) vide the notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, number F.No. STD/FA/38/FSSAI, dated the 25th May, 2022, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4, for inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby; And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 31st May, 2022; And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft regulations have been considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with section 16 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) First Amendment Regulations, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on 1st May, 2025, except clause 24A, 24B and 24C of sub-regulation 2.4.6 of regulation 2.4 which shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 (hereinafter referred as said regulations), - (1) in regulation 2.1,- (a) in sub-regulation 2.1.6 relating to the 'Standard for Khoa', in item 2, in sub-item (b), in the table, in column (2) against the Parameter 'Milk fat, minimum, %, (m/m), dry matter basis', for the entry "30.0", the entry "27.0" shall be substituted; (b) in sub-regulation 2.1.17 relating to the 'Standard for Cheese and Cheese Products', in item 2, under sub-item (c),- (i) in the table - (A) in serial number i, under the heading Cheese, item 'f' relating to 'Mozzarella Cheese' and item 'g' relating to 'Pizza Cheese' and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (B) in serial number iv, for item 'b' relating to ‘Processed Cheese Spread' and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "b. Processed Cheese | 60.0 | 50.0 | 5.0 Spread | 70.0 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 5.0"; (ii) after the table, the following shall be inserted, namely:- "Compositional Standards of Mozzarella Cheese TABLE-2 +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ | S. No.| Fat in dry matter (FDM) | Corresponding minimum dry matter content (m/m)| Designation | | | content | | | qualifiers | | | (m/m) | With Low Moisture (%) | With High Moisture (%) | | +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +=======+=================================+=========================+=========================+===================+ | 1 | Equal to or above 18% but | 34.0 | Not applicable | Partially | | | less than 30% | | | skimmed | +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ | 2 | Equal to or above 20% but | Not applicable | 24 | | | | less than 30% | | | | +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ | 3 | Equal to or above 30% but | 39.0 | 26.0 | Medium fat | | | less than 40% | | | | +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ | 4 | Equal to or above 40% but | 42.0 | 29.0 | | | | less than 45% | | | | +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ | 5 | Equal to or above 45% but | 45.0 | 31.0 | Full fat | | | less than 50% | | | | +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ | 6 | Equal to or above 50% but | 47.0 | 34.0 | | | | less than 60% | | | | +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ | 7 | Equal to or above 60% but | 53.0 | 38.0 | High fat | | | less than 85% | | | | +-------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------+ Note: 1. Fat in dry matter shall be 18% (minimum) and 20% (minimum), respectively, for low moisture and high moisture mozzarella cheese. 2. Suitable qualifiers linked to Fat in dry matter specified in column (5), shall be used in conjunction with the designation 'Mozzarella Cheese'. 3. The designation of mozzarella cheese with high moisture content shall also be accompanied by the qualifying term 'High moisture'."; (c) in sub-regulation 2.1.23 relating to the 'Standard for Cow or Buffalo Colostrum and Colostrum products', in item 2,- in sub-item (I), in clause (a), in the Table, against serial number 7, for the entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:- "7. Immunoglobulins-G (IgG), minimum, %, (m/m) 1.8"; (ii) in sub-item (II), in clause (b), in the Table, against serial number 8, for the entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:- "8. Immunoglobulins-G (IgG), minimum, %, (m/m) 8.5"; (2) in regulation 2.2, - (a) in sub-regulation 2.2.2,- (i) after the item (xii), the following item shall be inserted, namely:- “(xiii) if aerated, only nitrogen or any other inert gas shall be used for the purpose and the quantity of such gas incorporated in the product shall not exceed 12 per cent. by volume thereof."; (b) in sub-regulation 2.2.4, in clause 11 relating to 'Peanut Butter', for the words "from which the seed coats have been removed. It may contain sugar, liquid glucose and edible oils and fats permitted in these regulations", the words "with or without seed coat. Sugar, salt, liquid glucose, jaggery, honey and edible oils and fats permitted in these regulations may be added to the product" shall be substituted; (c) in sub-regulation 2.2.6, in clause 2, in sub-clause (b), the word 'air' shall be omitted; (d) in sub-regulation 2.2.7, in the second Table, for entries under column (19), (20) and (21) relating to Virgin olive oils, Olive oil (Refined olive oil) and Olive Pomace oil (Refined Olive Pomace oil) respectively, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:- (19) (20) (21) "-" - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0.03 0 - 0.03 0 - 0.03 7.00 - 20.00 7.00 - 20.00 7.00 - 20.00 0.30 - 3.50 0.30 - 3.50 0.30 - 3.50 0 - 0.40 0 - 0.40 0 - 0.40 0 - 0.60 0 - 0.60 0 - 0.60 0.5 - 5.0 0.5 - 5.0 0.5 - 5.0 55.0 - 85.0 55.0 - 85.0 55.0 - 85.0 2.50 - 21.00 2.50 - 21.00 2.50 - 21.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0 - 0.60 0 - 0.60 0 - 0.60 0 - 0.50 0 - 0.50 0 - 0.50 - - - 0 - 0.20 0 - 0.20 0 - 0.30 - - - 0 - 0.20 0 - 0.20 0 - 0.20 "-"; (e) in sub-regulation 2.2.9 relating to 'Solvent Extracted Crude Vegetable Oils (not for direct human consumption)', in the table, after the entry 'Olive Pomace Oil' and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:- +-----------+----------------+-----------------+----------+----------+-----+-------+-------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | +===========+