The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on April 21, 2022 has issued Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2022 to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.
The following has been amended in Chapter 3 Appendix A namely: -
• After 15.2 which specify “Processed nuts including coated nuts and nuts mixtures” the following has been inserted in the description namely: -
“This category also includes pan masala and areca nut based mouth fresheners”
• The following entry 87 has been inserted namely: -
“Processed nuts including coated nuts and nuts mixtures (only pan masala and arecanut based mouth fresheners)”
Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer or sent at [email protected] within 60 days from April 21, 2022.
[Notification No. Stds/Pan Masala Issue/FSSAI/2019]
