Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Third Amendment Regulation, 2017

Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Third Amendment Regulation, 2017

Press Note

Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Third Amendment Regulation, 2017

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has notified the Final Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2017 in the official gazette of India w.r.t microbiological requirements for fish and fishery products. This regulation prescribes revised microbiological requirements for sea foods and covers new varieties of fish and fisheries products, maximum permissible limits of hygiene indicator organisms and safety indicator organisms in vide range of fish and fishery products. In addition, the regulation also prescribes the sampling plan and reference test methods for microbiological parameters. These standards have been finalised after consideration of the comments received from stakeholders in this respect and shall come into force on 1st January, 2018.

The revised microbiological standards are aimed at ensuring quality and food safety of sea food produce in the domestic market.

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