{"id":255788,"date":"2021-10-18T16:30:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=255788"},"modified":"2021-10-18T16:01:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T10:31:42","slug":"food-safety-and-standards-organic-foods-first-amendment-regulations-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/10\/18\/food-safety-and-standards-organic-foods-first-amendment-regulations-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) First Amendment Regulations, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ministry of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued the Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) First Amendment Regulations, 2021 to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) Regulations, 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The food business operator shall comply with all the provisions of these regulations with effect from May 1, 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