The Food Security and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) on June 20, 2022, notified the draft FSS (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2022 relating to the standards of Crude Corn (maize) Oil.
The above-mentioned draft amendment regulation is already notified on the FSSAI website on May 31, 2022, for public comments. Meanwhile, to allow the FBOs to import the crude corn oil, it has been decided to operationalize the following provision of the above-mentioned proposed draft amendment with immediate effect:
(e) after sub-regulation 2.2.8 relating to "PEROXIDE VALUE OF OILS AND FATS, the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely 2.2.9. CRUDE SOLVENT EXTRACTED CORN (MAIZE) OIL
This issues with the approval of the competent authority in the exercise of the power vested under Section 18(2)(d) read with 16(5) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
