The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India notification dated 10th November, 2020 has published the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2020. The amendment provides that in case rice bran oil which is physically refined is used as one of the ingredients in Vanaspati, it shall be declared in the ingredient list on the label as “Physically Refined Rice Bran Oil”. Every package containing an admixture of edible oils shall carry a label declaration showing the percentage of admixture of edible oil contained.
Objections or suggestions may be sent to regulation@fssai.gov.in; within 60 days of publication. The amendment shall come into force with effective date for implementation to be either 1st January or 1st July subject to a minimum of 180 days from the date of their final publication in the official Gazette.
