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FSSAI issues draft on norms for genetically-modified food products
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Monday, 22 November, 2021, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued the draft on regulation to govern genetically-modified food products. According to the FSSAI, the provisions of these regulations are in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other rules or regulations made under the Act.
Called the Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified or Engineered Foods) Regulations, 2021, these regulations lay rules applicable to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) or Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) or Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) intended for direct use as food or for processing, and Food or Processed food containing Genetically Modified ingredients produced from but not containing LMOs or GEOs or GMOs.
According to the draft, ‘No person shall manufacture, store, distribute, sell or import in the country any food or food ingredient, as the case may be, derived from Genetically Modified Organisms, except with the prior approval of the Food Authority.'
Further, all food products having individual Genetically Engineered (GE) ingredient 1% or more shall be labelled and shall be as: ‘Contains GMO/Ingredients derived from GMO’.
The draft also specifies the procedure for grant of prior approval which says that a prior approval for environment safety was needed from GEAC (Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee) in case food contains living modified organisms. In case of food that does not contain living modified organism but is genetically modified or engineered food, application can be submitted to FSSAI directly.
Further, the FSSAI will designate specific lab with all the necessary expertise to evaluate and analyse the GM food.
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