F. No. P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI.—Whereas the draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2015 were published as required under sub- section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), vide notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India number F.No.P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI dated the 5th June, 2015 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, inviting objections and suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 24th June, 2015; And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft regulations have been considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub- section (2) of section 92 read with section 20 and 21 of the said Act, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, namely:-
Regulations 1. Short title and commencement. –
(1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Third Amendment Regulations, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on or after 1st January, 2017. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.1, in sub regulation 2.1.1
Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to limit of Heavy Metals in food. [Amendment in the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulation, 2011: Regulation 2.1, in sub-regulation 2.1.1, in clause 2]. (Uploaded on: 11.05.2016)
