G/SPS/N/IND/204  
 
30 January 2018  
(18-0689) 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), Ministry of 
Health and Family Welfare, Government of India  
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): Quick frozen french fried potatoes;  Canned chestnuts; Canned 
chestnut puree; Edible fungus products, Ginger (sonth, adrak ); Ginger (sonth, adrak ); 
Tomato ketchup; Tomato sauce  
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 Product 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 . Language(s): English.  
Number of pages: 12 
6. Description of content: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and 
Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 details standards of quick frozen french 
fried potatoes; Canned chestnuts; Canned chestnut puree; Edible fungus products, Ginger 
(sonth, adrak ); Ginger (sonth, adrak ); Tomato ketchup; Tomato sauce.  
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) : CODEX STAN 114 -1981, CODEX STAN 39 -1981, 
CODEX STAN 145 -1985 
[ ] 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  
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:  G/SPS/N/IND/204  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
F.No.Stds/F&VP/Notifications(05)/FSSAI -2016 
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss -legislation/wto -notifications/wto -sps-notifications.html   
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 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) : 31 March 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) 23231681  
Fax: +(011) 23220994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.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 Di rector  
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  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/home