FSSAI – Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 – Amendments dated 24th June 2022

FSSAI – Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 – Amendments dated 24th June 2022

Direction under Section 16 (5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding re-operationalization of FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021 (dated -24.06.2022)-FSSAI.

• The food business operators shall follow these regulations and the enforcement of these regulations shall commence only after the final regulations are notified in the Gazette of India, except the amendment in sub-regulations 2.1.9 which has already come into effect from 27th March 2020 and, in so far as schedule 4 requirements are Concerned, if required, improvement Notice under Section 32 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 may be issued to Food Business Operators and accordingly action may be taken for compliance of these requirements, refer attachment for further details.

No. RCD-01002/1/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI 

(part-1) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (A statutory Authority under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India) FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002 The 24″June 2022 

Subject: Direction under Section 16 (5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding re-operationalization of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021.

 In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), FSSAI has framed the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2018, and the same were approved by the Food Authority in its meeting held on 21st September 2017.

 These regulations contain amendments in respect of the following Sections: 

1. Section-1: Licensing and Registration of E-Commerce food business operator. 
2. 2 Section-: Documents to be enclosed for a new application for a license to State/Central Licensing Authority for the restaurant. 
3. 3. Section-11l: Conditions of license for the restaurant. 
4. 4. Section-1V: Part-II of Schedule 4 relating to general requirements on Hygienic and sanitary practices to be followed by all food business operators applying for a license. 
5. 5. Section-V: Part IV of Schedule 4 relating to establishing a small slaughterhouse.
6. 6. Section-Vl: Part V of Schedule 4 relating to good hygienic and manufacturing practices to be followed by licensed food business operators engaged in catering or food service operations.