October 10, 2022, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued F.No. TIC-B02/2/2022-importS-FSSAI circular to determine the start of work related to the registration of specific types of imported food manufacturers.
 
The content is, in view of its 2021 "Food Safety and Standards for imported Food" No. 1 amended regulations, the export of milk and dairy products, meat and meat products (including poultry, fish and their products), egg powder, baby food, nutritional food manufacturers must be registered in India, the circular requires that the competent authorities of the exporting country should provide the current export to India, as well as the proposed export of the above-mentioned food production enterprises to India List of enterprises and related information (including the exporting country's competent authorities and contact information, the name of the manufacturer and contact information, the exporting country's competent authorities and the name of the exported products, HS code) to a specific e-mail address, FSSAI will be registered based on the information provided. The content of the circular will be effective from February 1, 2023.

India decided to start the registration of enterprises producing specific types of imported food

On October 10, 2022, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued F.No. TIC-B02/2/2022-importS-FSSAI Circular, confirming to start the registration related work of certain kinds of imported food manufacturers.

In view of its revised Regulation No. 1 on Food Safety and Standards for imported Food issued in 2021, food manufacturers exporting milk and dairy products, meat and meat products (including poultry meat, fish and their products), egg powder, baby food and nutritional food to India must register with India.

The circular requires that the competent authorities of the exporting country should provide the list of enterprises and related information (including the exporting country's competent authorities and contact information, the name of the manufacturer and contact information, the exporting country's competent authorities and the name of the exported products, HS code) of the food manufacturing  enterprises currently exporting or enterprises proposing to export the above-mentioned food to India to a specific e-mail address, FSSAI will register based on the information provided. The content of the circular will be effective from February 1, 2023.