G/SPS/N/IND/249  
 
26 February 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Animal Feed  
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:  Direction under 18 (2)(d) read with Section 16 (5) of 
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 dated 27 January 2020 regarding operationalization 
of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product s Standards and Food Additives) Amendment 
Regulations, 2020 . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  Amendment in Food Safety and Standards (Food Product 
Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011 w.r.t. the proviso for the requirements 
of animal feed.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  To address the 
safety issue in the foods of animal origin identified in the recent qua lity and safety surveys 
conducted in India. One such example is presence of aflatoxin M1 in the milk samples 
which primarily comes through feed and fodder.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentariu s Commission (e.g.  title or serial number 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   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/IND/249  
 
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  10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
File No. 1 -95/Std/Misc/SP(L&C/A)/FSSAI -2015-Pt-2 
https://www.fssai.gov.in/advisories.php  (available in English)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
27 January 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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, Deputy 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: spstbt.enqp t@fssai.gov.in  
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:   
Mr. P. Karthikeyan, Deputy 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: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov. in 
Website:  http://www.fssai.gov.in/