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As per Section 92 (1) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 empowers the Food Authority to make regulations/standards in consistent with this Act and Rules made there under. After the enactment of the FSS Act, 2006 FSSAI has drafted six principal regulations through extensive consultation and deliberations/ meetings with various stakeholders. These regulations have been notified in the gazette of India on 1st August, 2011 and came into force on 5th August, 2011.

These regulations/standards are further reviewed and several new regulations are notified taking into account the latest developments in food science, food consumption pattern, new products and additives, advancement in the processing technology and food analytical methods and also with a view to bridge the gap between national and international standards for food products.

That formulation and revision of regulations/ standards involves several stages. After recommendation by the Scientific Panel, following the due process laid down including validation by the Scientific Committee a regulations/ standards are approved by the Food Authority. After soliciting comments of stakeholders and their considerations, final notification is issued for implementation.

In addition to the Six principal regulations notified on 1st August 2011, following new regulations are notified. These include:

  1. Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011
  2. Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011
  3. Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction of Sales) Regulation, 2011
  4. Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulation, 2011
  5. Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulation, 2011
  6. Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sampling Analysis) Regulation, 2011

Other important Food Safety and Standard Regulations are…

  1. Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary Uses, Foods for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Foods and Novel Food) Regulations, 2016
  2. Food Safety and Standards (Food Recall Procedure) Regulation, 2017
  3. Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulation, 2017
  4. Food Safety and Standards (Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients) Regulations, 2017.
  5. Food Safety and Standards (Organic Food) Regulation, 2017.

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FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) First Amendment Regulations, 2025

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FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) First Amendment Regulations, 2024 relating to Peanut butter, FRK, Oligofructose etc.

FSS (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) First Amendment Regulations, 2024 relating to tolerance limit of antibiotics and crop contaminants

FSS (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) first Amendment Regulations, 2024 relating to omission of the provision for mandatory BIS/Agmark certification

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Draft Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2024

Draft FSS (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2024

Direction regarding re-operationalization of FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021

Direction regarding re-operationalisation of FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on FSSAI LICENSE and REGISTRATION

Letter regarding Seizure of Food Articles by the Food Safety Officer under Section-38 of FSS Act, 2006

FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2021 relating to limit of naturally occurring formaldehyde in freshwater and marine fish

Direction regarding re-operationalisation of FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021

Gazette Notification on FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2021

Gazette Notification of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Amendment Regulations, 2022

Re-operationalization of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021

Gazette Notification of Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022

Food Products Standards and Food Additives

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Food Products Standards and Food Additives

Food Products Standards and Food Additives

Food Products Standards and Food Additives

Food Products Standards and Food Additives

Food Products Standards and Food Additives

Food Products Standards and Food Additives

Food Products Standards and Food Additives

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Gazette Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Ayurveda Aahara) Regulations, 2022

FAQs on FSSAI LICENSE and REGISTRATION

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Draft notification of the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2021

Gazette Notification on Food Safety and Standards Nutra Amendment Regulations, 2021

Compendium Food Additives Regulations 02 08 2021

Gazette notification FSS (Food Products Standards & Food Additives) Third Amendment Reg, 2021

Gazette Notification of NABL Accredited Laboratories

Compendium Prohibition Regulations 26 03 2021

Compendium Food Additives Regulations 26 03 2021

Direction regarding operationalisation of FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2020

Gazette Notification on the FSS (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2020 related to prohibit blending in Mustard Oil

Gazette Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2019

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Compendium_Food_Import_Regulations_04_03_2021

Compendium_Advertising_Claims_Regulations_04_03_2021

Compendium_Alcoholic_Beverages_Regulations_04_03_2021

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Compendium_Food_Additives_Regulations_04_03_2021

FSSAI Amended (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulation

FSSAI Amended (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulation

Gazette notification on Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Tenth Amendment Regulations, 2020

Gazette Notification-Foods for Infant Nutrition Regulations, 2020

Labelling and Display Regulation, 2020

Gazette Notification related to limit of Total Polar Compounds in unused, fresh vegetable oil, fat

Gazette Notification-Removal of the clause regarding mandatory certification of Agmark for certain food products

Gazette Notification related to removal of inconsistency regarding two sets of laboratories mentioned in the regulation

Gazette notification related to the insertion of Appendix u2018Cu2019 w.r.t. Processing Aids

Gazette notification on Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Eighth Amendment Regulations, 2020 related to the provision of additional additives (sorbitan monostearate) and microbiological requirements for spices

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Amendment (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulation related to limit of Metal Contaminant, Aflatoxin and Mycotoxin

Food Products Standards and Food Additives

Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2020 relating to Canned or Retort Pouch Meat Products, Comminuted or Restructured Meat Products, Cured or Pickled and Cooked or Smoked Meat Products, or both, Dried or Dehydrated Meat Products, Cooked or Semi-Cooked Meat Products, Fresh or Chilled or Frozen Rabbit meat, Marinated Meat Products, Fermented Meat Products

Second Amendment Regulations, 2020 relating to Wheat Bran, Non Fermented Soybean Products

Third Amendment Regulations, 2020 relating to standards of Rice, Chia Seeds, Gari (Cassava product), Edible Cassava Flour, Roasted Bengal Gram Flour -Chana Sattu, Ragi Flour, Almond Kernels, Coconut Milk Powder (Non Dairy), Mixed Masala Powder, Spice Oleoresins, Tejpat, Star Anise and Phytostanol

Draft Notification-Relating to standards of Shea Butter and Borneo Tallow/Illipe butter

Draft Notification-New standards of Dairy Analogue and revision of standards of Ghee and other Milk Fat Products

FSSAI amended standards for frozen beans, frozen cauliflower, frozen peas and frozen spinach

FSSAI Amended List of NABL Accredited Laboratories

FSSAI Amended Laboratory and sample Analysis Regulations

Prohibition and Restriction of Sales Regulations

Prohibition and Restriction of Sales Regulations

Prohibition and Restriction of Sales Regulations

New Food Licensing-FoSCoS

New Food Licensing-FoSCoS

Advertising and Claims Regulations

Approval for Non-Specific Food and Food Ingredients Regulations

Contaminants, Toxins and Residues Regulations

Contaminants, Toxins and Residues Regulations

Food Recall Procedure Regulations

Food Recall Procedure Regulations

Laboratory and Sampling Analysis Regulations

Laboratory and Sampling Analysis Regulations

Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses Regulations

Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses Regulations

Nutraceuticals Regulations

Packaging & labeling Regulations

Recognition and Notification of Laboratories Regulations

Recovery and Distribution of Surplus food Regulations

Atomic Energy (Radiation Processing of Food and Allied Products) Rules, 2012.

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