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Now, no separate validity for +F endorsement certificate; FSSAI issues SOPs
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Monday, 26 April, 2021, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The apex food regulator of the country, FSSAI, in an order, has said that the validity of +F certificate for fortified food products shall be concurrent with the validity of the licence or registration of FBOs.
This has been notified by the apex food regulator while mentioning SOPs for applying for the +F endorsement certificate in the new licensing system of FoSCoS.
Thus, FSSAI has discontinued the renewal process of +F endorsement certificate by the FBOs. The order states that for providing ease of doing business, it has been decided that the validity of the +F endorsement certificate will be till the licence or registration was valid.
According to the FSSAI, the FBOs need to upload a test report showing levels of fortification in the fortified food products from an FSSAI notified or NABL accredited lab against each product for +F endorsement to substantiate the claim made for fortification.
The FSSAI order stated that the grant of +F endorsement certificate by the concerned designated officer or registering authority shall be based on the verification of the application submitted by the FBO.
SOP for +F endorsement certificate
In regard to the SOPs for applying for the +F endorsement certificate in the new licensing system of FoSCoS, FSSAI stated that the Food Safety Standards Fortification of Food First Amendment Regulations, 2020, were notified in December last year and will come into force from July 1, 2021.
These regulations provide standards for fortified processed foods in addition to earlier notified five staples including milk, edible oil, rice, wheat flour and salt.
The FSSAI has also made modification in the FoSCoS to include the food product categories including dairy products and analogues under milk (excluding product category 2.0), fats and oil and fat emulsions under edible oil, fruits and vegetables including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, fresh pulses and legumes and Aloe vera, seaweeds and nuts and seeds under fortified fruit juices.
The other food categories include cereals and cereal products derived from cereal grains, from roots and tubers, pulses, legumes and pith or soft core of palm tree under rice, wheat flour, maida and fortified cereal products, fortified bakery products and salts, spices, soups, salads & protein products.
The FSSAI has also asked the state authorities to perform random checks to see if the regulations were complied with.
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