MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd December , 2016.
F. No. 11/03/Reg/Fortification/2014.—The following draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make with the previous approval of the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with sub-section (2) of section 16 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act, for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copy of the Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, duly supported with scientific evidence, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi – 110002 or sent on email at regulation@fssai.gov.in
Objections or suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry of the period specified above, shall be considered by the Food Authority.
DRAFT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL
1. Short Title and commencement. – (1) these regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.