Press note Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018 — The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Press note Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018 Number of Alcoholic Beverages is being manufactured in India or imported from the various countries since a long time. As per the FSS Act Alcoholic Beverages is also come under the definition of food and FSSAI has mandate for providing safe and wholesome food to public, therefore FSSAI framed the standards for Alcoholic Beverages and notified the same to ensure the safety of Alcoholic Beverages. The Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 has the standard for only one Alcoholic Beverages i.e. Toddy at clause (1) of the Sub-Regulation 2.10.5 related to Beverages – ALCOHOLIC. Due to presence of various Alcoholic Beverages and their different requirements with respect to their standards and labelling the seprate regulation for Alcoholic Beverages was proposes and notified. This regulations i.e. Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages Standards) Regulation, 2018, are the regulations specifying the standards for Alcoholic beverages namely Distilled Alcoholic Beverage (Brandy, Country Liquer, Gin, Rum, Vodka and Whisky, Liquer or Alcoholic cordial), Wines and, Beer. It also specifies the specific requirement for labelling of Alcoholic Beverages in addition to the labelling requirements of Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011. The specific labelling requirements are declaration of alcohol content, labeling of standard drink, not to contain any nutritional information, no health claim, restriction on wo rds 'non -intoxicating' or words implying similar meaning on label of beverage containing more than 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume , Labelling of wine, Allergen warning, statutory warning etc. st These regulation ca