G/SPS/N/IND/212  
 
15 May 2018  
(18-2894) 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): Goat/Sheep Milk, Total sodium content in milk and milk powders, 
Medium fat chhana /paneer, Whey  cheeses and Cheeses in brine.  
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 (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2018 . Language(s): English.  
Number of pages: 4 
6. Description of content: The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2018 deta ils the revised standards for 
Goat/Sheep Milk, total sodium content in milk and milk powders and standards for Medium 
fat chhana /paneer, Whey  cheeses and Cheeses in brine.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable: Draft 
F.No. M&MP/Misc. Stds/Notification(03)/FSSAI -2018 ( http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss -
legislation/wto -notifications/wto -sps-notifications.html ) (available in English)  G/SPS/N/IND/212  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (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 final 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) : 14 July 2018 
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  
Assistant 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  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.g ov.in/home  
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/home  
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Assistant Director  
SPS Enquiry Point,  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 232 3 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/home