The following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Packaging Regulations,

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-26022026-270529 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 145] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026/PHALGUNA 7, 1947 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th February, 2026 F. No. SS-T0FA(NOTI)/7/2025-Standard-FSSAI.— The following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) 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 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 under 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 the copies of the Gazette containing this notification 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, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002 or may be sent by email 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 (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2026. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018, - (1) In regulation (2)relating to definitions in sub regulation (1), after clause (i), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely; (j) ""food contact material"means any material, including active and intelligent materials, article and product intended to come into contact with food and should not have any undesirable effect on the food and health; (k) "food grade contact material"meansany material(s) that are used for manufacturing, processing, handling (including kitchenware, tableware, etc.), packaging, storage and transportation of food contact material should have demonstrated their compliance with specific safety standards under prescribed conditions and shall not endanger human and animal health and result in an unacceptable change in the composition and characteristics of food during its intended use; (1) "modified atmosphere packaging” means enclosure of food in a package in which the atmosphere inside the package is modified or altered to provide an optimum atmosphere for increasing shelf life and maintaining food quality; (m) "food packaging”meanspackage to be used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery, and storage, transport and presentation of food, from raw materials to processed food, from the producer to the user or consumer, including processor, assembler or other intermediary; (n) "non-intentionally added substances (NIAS)" means non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) are chemicals that are present in a food contact material (FCM) or food contact article (FCA) but have not been added for a technical reason during the production process; (o) "aseptic packaging"meansprocess where a sterilized product is filled into a sterilized container and sealed in a sterile environment to prevent contamination." RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./722/2025-26] Note. - The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide notification number File No. 1-95/Stds/Packaging/SP(L&C/A)/FSSAI-2017, dated the 24th December, 2018 and last amended vide notification number F.No. STD/SP-20/T(Recycledplastics-N) dated the 28th March, 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.