G/SPS/N/IND/152  
 
9 August 2016  
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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), 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): Microbiological standards of fruits and vegetables and 
their 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: The draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives)  Amendment Regulations, 2016   Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 10 
6. Description of content: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 relating to Table 4 in Appendix B for 
microbiologic al standards of fruits and vegetables and their products.  
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 number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Anima l 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:   G/SPS/N/IND/152  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Draft F.No.Stds/F&VP/Notification  (3)/FSSAI -2010: 
http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Draft_Notice_Comment_Microbio_Fruits_Veg_12_
07_2016.pdf  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be dec ided. 
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 commen ts: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 October 2016  
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: +(001) 23220994  
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com  
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  
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: +(001) 23220994  
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/