G/SPS/N/IND/112  
 
8 September 2015  
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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): Food and food products   
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 (Contaminants,Toxins and 
Residues) Amendment Regulation, 2015 and dated 5 June 2015  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 14  
6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and 
Residues) Amendment Regulation, 2015, prescribes the limits of heavy metals in food  
and food products and the amendment to the standards [Food Safety and Standards 
(Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011] 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) General standard for contaminants and toxins in 
food and feed (Codex STAN 193-1995) adopted in 1995. 
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Gazette of India Extraordinary PART III - Section 4(i), dated 5 June 2015 (available in English and Hindi) G/SPS/N/IND/112 
 
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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) : Will come into force on the date of 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) : 7 November 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/