The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on March 12, 2024, issued Direction regarding the re-operationalization of Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations related to standards of Packaged Drinking Water (other than Mineral Water).
The following has been stated:
• It has stated that the final amendment regulations have been approved by the Food Authority in its 42nd meeting and the same are in the process of final notification, which is expected to take more time for its publication in the Gazette of India. Meanwhile, to allow the FBOs to formulate Packaged Drinking Water (other than Mineral Water), it has been decided to re-operationalize the following provision with effect from January 01, 2024:
Under sub-regulation 2.10.8 relating to the standards of Packaged Drinking Water, the Permissible Limits given in column (3) of Sr. No. 5 of Table 2, Sr. No. 15 and 16 of Table 3 shall be substituted as specified in the Table.
Kindly find the table provided with this document attached to the document.
[Notification No SS-M015/1/2023-Standard-FSSAI]
