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

MINISTRY OFHEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) Notification New Delhi; dated the 1s August, 2011 FNo. 2-15015/30/2010 Whereas in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub section (2) section 92 read with section 20 ofFood Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of2006) the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make Food Safety and Standards Regulations in so far as they relates to Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011,and; Whereas these draft Regulations were published in consolidated form at pages to 776 in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part III _ Section 4 dated 20uh 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 of the 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 21s 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 make the following Regulations, namely, FOOD SAFETYAND STANDARDS (CONTAMINANTS, TOXINS AND RESIDUES) REGULATIONS,2011 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1.1: Short title and commencement- 1.1.l: These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. 1.1.2: These regulations shall come into force on or after Suh August, 2011 1.2: Definitions- 1.2.1: In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires: 1. ~Crop contam