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FSSAI to accept integrated cert for milk, pork, fish import consignments
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Monday, 03 October, 2022, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The Indian Food Safety Authority has decided to accept integrated/single certificate with the imported food consignments related to milk, pork and fish products. However, the FSSAI has stated that these certificates need to contain all relevant information required.
The FSSAI has issued a clarification with respect to requirement of health certificate to be accompanied with the import of these high risk food consignments.
The statement by FSSAI reads, "It is clarified that an integrated/single certificate incorporating food safety related requirement/attestations is also accepted by FSSAI at the time of import clearance."
The clarification added that it may be ensured that integrated certificate shall incorporate all the information as per format notified by the FSSAI in August 2022.
The August order by the FSSAI had asked the importers to carry a health certificate for food items like milk & milk products, pork & pork products, and fish & fish products in format specified by the food authority. The same was notified to WTO later on August 18.
"The comments have been received from various stakeholders which also state that sanitary/veterinary certificates are already issued for these food products by exporting country competent authority," said an official with the FSSAI and added that in this regard, it was clarified that integrated/single certificate having all info as per format was accepted.
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