MINISTRY OFHEALTHANDFAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) Notification New Delhi, dat… — THE FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT, 2006

[M III&us 4] HRa 41 T5A 38TRUT 287 MINISTRY OFHEALTHANDFAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) Notification New Delhi, dated the 1st August, 2011 FNo.2-15015/30/2010 Whereas in exercise ofthe powers conferred by section clause (e) of sub section (2) of section 92 read with 16 of Food Safety and Standards Act; 2006 (34 of 2006) the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make Food Safety and Standards Regulations in so far they relates to Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011,and; Whereas these draft Regulations were published in consolidated form at pages to 776 in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part III Sec. 4 dated 20th October 2010 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty' days from the date on which the copies ofthe Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas the copies of the Gazette were made available to the public on the 21st October 2010; And whereas objections and suggestions received from the stakeholders within the specified period on the said draft Regulations have been considered and finalized by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Now therefore, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes the following Regulations, namely, FOOD SAFETYAND STANDARDS (FOOD PRODUCTS STANDARDS AND FOOD ADDITIVES) REGULATIONS,2011 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1.1: Title and commencement 1.1.1:These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. 1.1.2: These regulatiions shall come into force On O1 after Sth August, 2011,except the regulations 2.1.7.(1)(2)(3)4), 2.1.8(