G/TBT/N/IND/174  
9 November 2020  
(20-7960) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from abov e:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Food 
Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Amendment 
Regulations, 2020 (30 pages, in English and Hindi) (30 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  These regulations is regarding new/revised standards of raw 
edible oil, multi -source edible vegetable oil, dehydrated vegetables, protein rich atta, 
multigrain atta, mixed millet flour, honey, requirements for animal feed, dry sweet  basil 
leaves, hemp seed, use of food additives in iced tea and microbiological standards for 
food grain.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  i)Term 'Blended edible vegetable oil' is being replaced with 'M ulti-sourced 
Edible Vegetable Oil' to avoid confusion as in many cases, especially during trade the term 
'blending' is misunderstood with the term 'adulteration or mixing'. ii) Standard for Dried 
Sweet Basil Leaves is developed to ensure its quality and sa fety and to facilitate its trade. 
iii) Microbiological Standard for cereal grain products based on Process Hygiene Criteria 
and Food Safety Criteria is developed to cover all the related products to ensure process 
and product safety. iv) Standards of Honey  being revised with respect to TMR, SMR, Pollen 
count and foreign oligosaccharides to address the issue of adulteration and labelling 
provision proposed for different types of honey v) The requirement for animal feed is 
being specified for the alignment of  FSSAI requirements with those specified in BIS and 
DAHD and to address the safety issue identified in the recent quality and safety survey of 
commodities like milk etc.; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• File No. Std/SC/A -1.34/N -1; available in Hindi and English  
• https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Draft_Notifica tion_Oil_Atta_Flo
ur_Grain_28_10_2020.pdf  G/TBT/N/IND/174  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Yet to be decided  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Website of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, http://www.fssai.gov.in  
 
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Dir ector 
SPS Enquiry Point,  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 23231681  
Fax: +(011) 23220994  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website :http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Draft_Notification _Oil_Atta_Flour_Grai
n_28_10_2020.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/IND/20_6866_00_e.pdf