2020 MRL Updates: Indian FSSAI Notifies New Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which is a consolidating statute related to food safety and regulation in India. FSSAI is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety.

Notification: http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/221303.pdf

Aug 20, 2020 - FSSAI Published New Notification on MRL

F. No. No. 01-SP (PAR) Notification-Pesticides /Stds-FSSAI/2017.—The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins, and Residues) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, with the previous approval of the Central Government, proposes to make in the exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i) and (j) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) is hereby published as required under subsection (1) of section 92 of the said Act for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification is published are made available to the public.

Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or sent on email at regulation@fssai.gov.in.

Objections and suggestions, which may be received with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry of the period so specified, shall be considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

Source: http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/221303.pdf 

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