It is reported that the Food Safety And Security and Specification Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced that on Monday several modifications to the laws governing food safety and security were approved for doing eliminate Bureau of Indian Criteria (BIS) or Agmark accreditations in the field of food items. Based on the concept that follows “One Country, One Asset, One Regulator”, the authority for food security declared that once these changes are finalized, food businesses only require the FSSAI certification and not need certification from any other authority. This change will surely improve ease of doing business, according to the report. RegThe 43rd Food Safety and Security Authority’s session was recently held at New Delhi under the chairmanship of Wellness Assistant Apurva Chandra. Several modifications to improve the security of food and regulations on criteria were accepted.
Amendments”Various amendments to various Food Safety and Standards Laws were endorsed at the meeting to remove of Bureau of Indian Requirement (BIS) or AGMARK accreditation for food items. Once the changes are finalized food producers will not have to seek different authorities to obtain mandatory certification and only FSSAI accreditation will be mandatory for food products,” the official statement said.Specifications for sharpening the glass of wine, alcoholic ready-to drink drinks, and the modification of guidelines for milk fat products in addition to other issues were agreed upon during the conference. “The Food Authority is likewise will establish the requirements for Haleem as part of the requirements for meat products. Haleem is a food made with pulses, meat grains, grains, and various other ingredients, that currently are not subject to any kind of collection requirements,” the declaration included.A detailed manual of ways of evaluating the that the food is in compliance with regulations was also approved. The modifications to various Food Safety and Security and Requirement Regulations were approved in the meeting to draft a notice to solicit comments from stakeholders before deciding on. The guidelines were also revised to include changes to the standards applicable to Milk Fat Products, as part of which the requirements for fat for Ghee will definitely also be applicable for other milk fat products,” the main statement contained.FSSAI CHIEF Executive Officer G Kamala Vardhana Rao, CEO, FSSAI; authorities from the Ministry of Wellness and Family Welfare, Ministry of Business, Ministry of Customer Matters, Food and Public Circulation, Ministry of Law and Justice, Ministry of Micro among others, participants at the meeting. Agents from sector associations as well as customer-based companies, research institutes, as well as farmers’ associations also attended the conference.FSSAI approves amendments in regulations to do away with Agmark, BIS certification for food products
