G/SPS/N/IND/269  
 
8 October 2021  
(21-7628) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, 
Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional 
food and Novel food) Amendment Regulations, 2021. Language(s):  English and Hindi . 
Number of pages:  6 
https://fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Draft_Notification_Nutra_08_09_2021.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/IND/21_6471_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, 
Nutrace uticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional 
food and Novel food) amendment Regulations, 2021 relate s to: 
− the inclusion of category 'Food for Special Diagnostic Purposes' under Food for Special 
Medical purpose ; 
− the revision of Schedule II ; 
− the inclusion/review of ingredients and additives : (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, 
glucosamine salt, Calcium from algae including red seaweed, Polysorbates (Tweens), 
Magnesium alumina metasilicate, Bacillus indicus  and Guar gum de rivative (partially 
hydrolysed guar gum).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/GL 10 -1979  
https://www.isdi.org/wp -content/uploads/2020/04/CAC -GL-10-1979.pdf  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/IND/269  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from t he 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://fssai.gov.in/notifications.php?notification=wto -sps-notification   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publ ication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official 
Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 December 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi - 110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.i n 
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Website of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, http://www.fssai.gov.in . 
 
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi - 110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/