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India Issues Food Safety and Standards Amendment Regulations 2021

 
On October 26, 2021, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued the "Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Declaration) Amendment Regulations 2021". The main contents include:

(1) Revise the claim that food causes disease risk should specify the number of foods claimed:

(2) Revise the requirements for misleading consumer names that are banned on food labels;

(3) Nutrient content labeling requirements;

(4) Requirements for the labeling of sodium salt in food;

(5) Nutrition fact: identify the requirements for low-energy, low-fat and other relevant nutrient ingredients.

The regulations will be implemented on July 1, 2022.

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