On January 25, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) First Amendment Regulations, 2022 to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018.
Key amendment:
- Regulation 4(4)(a) which specify “Specific Requirements for Primary food packaging” the following proviso has been inserted namely: –
“Provided further that food grade packaging materials as specified in regulation 4(1) to (3), which may or may not contain plastic as component compatible with the water to be packaged may also be used. In such cases requirements of transparency would not apply”