FSSAI -Notice calling for suggestions, views, comments etc from stakeholders within a period of 30 days on the draft notification related to Table 4 in Appendix B in Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.

F. No.1-110(3)/SP (Biological Hazards)/FSSAI/2010.- In the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, in APPENDIX B, for TABLE 4, the table can be downloaded from below url:,-

http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Draft_Notice_Comment_Microbio_Fruits_Veg_12_07_2016.pdf

Stage where the Microbiological Standards shall apply:

The microbiological standards with respect to the products categories specified inTable-4A (Process Hygiene Criteria) indicate the acceptable functioning of the production process. These are not to be used as requirements for releasing the products in the market. These are indicative contamination values above which corrective actions are required in order to maintain the hygiene of the process in compliance with food law. These shall be applicable at the end of the manufacturing process.

Action in case of unsatisfactory result:

In case of non-compliance in respect of process hygiene criteria specified in Table- 4A, the FBO shall:

• check and improve process hygiene by implementation of guidelines in Schedule 4 of FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations; and,
• Ensure that all food safety criteria as specified in Table -4B are complied with before releasing the product batch/lot in the market.

The Microbiological Standards in Table-4B (Food Safety Criteria) define the acceptability of a batch/lot and shall be met in respect of the product for releasing it in the market. These shall be applicable to the products at the end of the manufacturing process and the products in the market during their shelf- life.