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FSSAI to re-operationalise provisions of nutraceuticals, special foods norms
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Saturday, 17 December, 2022, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The FSSAI has decided to re-operationalise the provisions of FSS (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose and Prebiotic & Probiotic Food) Regulations, 2022, with effect from October 1, 2022.
According to the FSSAI, it was done as the process to notify these regulations would take some more time.
“As the finalisation of these draft regulations is likely to take some more time before being notified, it has been decided to re-operationalise the provisions of these regulations as specified in the direction dated March 29, 2022, together with the provisions specified in the direction dated May 10, 2022, with effect from October 1, 2022,” reads the order.
The May 2022 order was related to permission to additional food additives and enzymes/proteins for health supplements.
As reported earlier, the 2022 regulation shall supersede the previous regulations of 2016.
According to the FSSAI, it was done to overhaul the entire segment and make it more ‘stakeholder’ friendly and as articles of food falling under these regulations are specially processed or formulated for specific nutritional or dietary purpose and should be clearly distinguishable from foods intended for normal consumption, these regulations will benefit the nutraceutical sector to have clear guidelines and will also enable field functionaries to ensure better compliance at the ground level.
The proposed regulation lays down that the products shall contain approved ingredients as applicable to different categories of foods to be specified separately by the Food Authority in the form of Schedules including Schedule I: Nutrients (vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients), Schedule II: Plant or botanicals, Schedule III: Molecules/isolates/extracts other than Schedule II, and Schedule IV: Prebiotics and Probiotics.
In addition, categories covered under these regulations may also contain such additional ingredients, other than additives, which are either standardised or permitted for use in preparation of other standardised foods.
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