G/SPS/N/IND/96
16 February 2015
(15-0932)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Use of Isomaltulose, High Fibre Dextrin and ARA & DHA 
in various food products and label declaration requirements 
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: Food Safety and Standard (Food Product Standard 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2014 and Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and labelling) Amendment Regulation, 2014, dated 11 December 2014 
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 6  
6. Description of content: The draft Food Safety and Standard (Food Product Standard 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2014, details the limits of Isomaltulose, 
High Fibre Dextrin and ARA & DHA use in various food products [Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standard and Food Additives) regulation, 2011: Regulation 
2.1.9, 3.1.3 and Appendix A, Table 2, Serial No. E]. 
The draft Food Safety and Standards (Packa ging and labelling) Amendment Regulation, 
2014 specify the label declaration requiremen ts of Isomaltulose and Dietary Fibre 
(Dextrin) on food packages. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) GSFA, hydrogenated isomaltulose with respect to 
confectionery food category 5.0. GSFA, Dextrin with respect to bakery 
wares (7.0), pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products (6.4.3), breakfast 
cereals, including rolled oats (6.3), fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads (2.2.2), ready-to-eat savouries (15.0) 
[ ] 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/96 
 
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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 the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Gazette of India Extraordinary Part III - Section 4, dated 11 December 2014 
(available in English and Hindi)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Will come into force after a minimum period of six months from 
the date of 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) : 17 April 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 7419 
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994 
Email: baranip@yahoo.com Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 
Assistant Director SPS Enquiry Point, 
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) 
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road New Delhi - 110002, India 
Tel: +(011) 2323 7419 
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994 Email: baranip@yahoo.com Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/