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Press note Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018

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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

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1 · 2.8 “methyl alcohol or methanol” means a clear, ydrates of agricul-
1 · 2 Definitions.
1 · 2.9 “neutral spirit or neutral alcohol or neutra
1 · 2.12 “rectified spirit” means spirit purified by
1 · 3 General requirements:
1 · 2.1 “Act” means Food Safety and Standards Act, 20
1 · 2.2 “alcohol by volume (abv)” means ethyl alcohol beverage shall be of
1 · 2.3 “alcoholic beverage” means a beverage or a li
1 · 2.4 “alcohol proof” means 1.75131 times the ethan entation of cereal grains,
1 · 2.5 “distilled alcoholic beverage” means a distil fruits, vegetables, molasses or any other source of
1 · 2.6 “ethyl alcohol or ethanol” means a transpare our to beer;
1 · 2.7 “hops” means the female flowers or seed cones still in batches, or in continuous columns;
1 · 2.10 “pot-still or column distilled spirit” mean ules made thereunder,
1 · 2.11 “psychotropic substance” means substance as and substances listed in Schedule E and E1 of the D
1 · 2.13 “standard” means as defined in the Act; 1.2.14 “table” means the tables appended to these r ilar products;
1 · 2.15“un-distilled alcoholic beverage or fermented thanol and carbon dioxide.
1 · 2.16 “yeast” means a unicellular micro-organism r luding caffeine ex-
1 · 3.1 Alcoholic beverages shall be free from chlora n 20 per cent abv of the
1 · 3.2 The tolerance limit for ethyl alcohol content
1 · 3.3 Sugar may be added for rounding off of the al
1 · 3.4 The water used for dilution to bottling stren
1 · 3.5 Alcoholic beverage may contain additives, enz n one year in oak or other suitable wood vats or bar
1 · 3.6 Any alcoholic beverage when labelled as "matu
1 · 3.7 Where an age claim is made in conjunction wit r analysis.
1 · 3.8 The test methods prescribed in the FSSAI “Man
1 · 3.9 Alcoholic beverage shall be packed in suitabl s shall also carry a
1 · 4 The words and expressions used but not ay be of the following
2 · 1.1 Grape brandy: Grape brandy shall be an alcoho nstituents formed during fermentation.
2 · 1.2 Blended brandy: Blended brandy is a mixture o ement specified in Part 1 and requirements specifie
2 · 2.2 Blended country liquor: Blended country liquo s of agricultural origin. Country liquors may also
2 · 2.1 Plain country liquor: Plain country liquor sh
2 · 3 Fenny or Feni: Fenny or Feni is a distilled liq tanical origin. It shall be clear
2 · 4 Gin
2 · 5 Rum characteristic taste and aroma associated with the
2 · 6 Vodka: Vodka is a distilled alcoholic beverage tural origin.
2 · 7 Liqueur or Cordial or Apertifs: Liqueur or cord honey), or a combination
2 · 8.1 Malt or grain whisky: Malt or grain whisky is in pot still only, and pro-
2 · 8 Whisky or Whiskey duced from a single distillery. 2.9 Pot-still distilled spirit:
3 · 0 to 5.0g/l or 1.5 to 2.5 bar pressure, at 20
3 · 1.2.1 Semi sparkling or Crackling: Semi sparklin e must, and raisins: ar. ͦ
3 · 1.1 Table wine or grape wine: Table or grape wine rape varieties, red or mixture of red and white. Th
3 · 1.1.1 Red wine: Red wine shall be made from the g n with less contact time with skin may be called as
3 · 1.1.2 White wine: White wine shall be prepared by owing types:
3 · 1.2 Based on carbon dioxide content, wine may be ne within a closed container, tank or bottle.
3 · 1 Wine secondary fermenta-
3 · 1.2.2 Sparkling: Sparkling wine has a carbon diox ine may be of the following types:
3 · 1.3 Fortified wine: Fortified wine is a wine with hite, dry or sweet.
3 · 1.3.1 Aromatized wine: Aromatized wine is a forti outh, and shall be so desig-
3 · 1.4 Wine from fruits other than grapes Fruit wine is a wine produced from fruit other than nt, or hard cider having an
3 · 1.2.3 Carbonated wine: Carbonated wine is made eff with a characteristic bitter taste.
3 · 1.4.3 Other fruit wines: Such wine shall have the s:
3 · 1.5 Wine from other agricultural and plant source m sap of palm trees and coconut palms.
3 · 1.5.1 Palm wine: Palm wine is a wine prepared fro from bamboo sap.
3 · 1.5.2 Bamboo wine: Bamboo wine is a wine prepared ts:
3 · 2 In addition to general requirement specified in aste, bouquet and form of its type.
20 · per cent)before, during or after fermentation.
5 · 2 Labeling of standard drink: One standard drink
5 · 1 Declaration of alcohol content: Alcohol conten y package containing al-
4 · 1.2.2 Stout and porter: Stouts and porters are da
4 · 1.2.1 Wheat beer: Wheat beer is brewed with a lar
4 · 1.1 Lager: Lager beer is prepared by using bottom which is light in colour and has a medium hop flavo
4 · 1.2 Ale: Ale beer is prepared by using top fermen
4 · 2 Draught beer: Draught beer is a beer of all typ ments:
4 · 3 In addition to the general requirement specifie except draught beer which may or may not be pasteur
5 · 6 No health claim shall be made on alcoholic bev ng.
5 · 8 Food containing alcohol must not be represented that geographical region. egulations, 2017, shall apply. is made. forms, in the final product. from that place.
5 · 4 In case of imported alcoholic beverage, the pro more than 0.5 per cent abv shall not use the words
5 · 7 The label of a package of a beverage containing age year, provided such claims are made.
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5 · 9.1 In addition to requirements mentioned in sub d declare the amount of sugar.
5 · 9 Labelling of wine in descending order of quantityprovided such clam
5 · 9.2 In addition the label on wine may:
5 · 10 Alcoholic beverage other than wine which conta t before” as optional or additional information.
5 · 11Allergen warning:
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