Alcoholic Drinks in India - New Product Standards
Alcoholic Drinks in India - New Product Standards
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Alcoholic Drinks in India - New Product Regulatory Updates from India: Fish,
Standards Meat & Silver Leaf
Country : India 24-Feb-16
10-Nov-15
Author : Yashaswini Srinivas, Tags : FSSAI, alcoholic beverages, spirits, wines, beers, What’s been happening in India this February,
Regulatory Compliance Specialist food additives, heavy metals, microbiological criteria in terms of food legislation? Here are our
Relevant for country : India highlights: Salted & Dried Salted Fish Standard
Gazette Notification Regulation 2.6 of Food
Safety and Standards (Food Products
Standards and Food Additive...
(/latestnews/india-food-regulatory-
fish-meat-silver-leaf.aspx)
Current legislation package dealing with alcoholic beverages in India covers only a minor part On 13 January, 2016 the FSSAI amended
of product standards and does not go further from setting additive limits for use in alcoholic regulations for “Proprietary foods”. The
drinks. FSSAI (http://www.fssai.gov.in/), Indian food regulator is in the process if updating amendment relates to clause 2.12 “Proprietary
relevant alcoholic beverages legislation, by including specific product standards and certain
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Based on Euromonitor International Country report, in India, the advantage of PET bottles and
tetra packs were visible when sales of IMFL (Indian made foreign liquor: locally produced, India: 60 % of Shelf Life Required
adapted versions of European spirits) are concerned. This however had not been the case
for Food Import
with the IMIL (Indian made Indian liquor: desidaru, country liquor), especially during 2014.
Country : India 26-Jan-16
In the past there had been certain disagreements between liquor manufacturers and FSSAI
over framing the regulations for alcoholic beverages. Parts of the industry have been of the India’s food regulator FSSAI issued a notice on
standpoint that the standards previously published by Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) 14 January 2016, announcing immediate
presented a sufficient regulatory framework, mainly by prescribing alcohol content in operationalization of Food Safety and
beverages. However, with the latest draft regulations proposed by FSSAI, the local industry in Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2016.
particular will be facing a set of new challenges. The regulations are yet to be published in the
official gazette. Highlights of the...
(/latestnews/india-shelf-life-required-
for-food-import.aspx)
Legislation in force
India: Trans Fats Label Declaration
Proposed product standards Postponed
Country : India 13-Jan-16
General description and definitions related to alcohol and alcoholic
beverages, brewery, denatured alcohol, spirits, ethanol, fermented liquor,
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(/latestnews/india-new-standards-
for-malt-extract.aspx)
Source: India national Sample Survey Office, Data for 2014 The FSSAI has uploaded a notice calling for
comments within 30 days for a draft notification
relating to maximum limits of iron filings in tea
leaves. The notice proposes to insert a
- Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011 maximum limit for iron filings in tea at not more
(http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf than 150 mg/ kg....
/Food_safety_and_standards_Food_product_standards_and_Food_Additives_regulation_2011_English.pdf)
in section 2.10.5 “Beverages-alcoholic” covers Toddy (type of Indian palm wine) standards. (/latestnews/limiting-iron-filings-in-tea-
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- Current regulations for contaminants, toxins and residues do not include MRLs for alcoholic
On 20 November, 2015, India Food Regulator,
beverages.
the FSSAI uploaded an amendment titled
“Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants,
- Labelling requirements for alcoholic beverages are covered by Food Safety and Standards
Toxins and Residues) (Amendment)
(Packaging and Labelling) Regulation, 2011. (http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf
Regulation, 2015” regarding crop contaminants
/Food%20Safety%20and%20standards%20(Packaging%20and%20Labelling)%20regulation,%202011.pdf)
and naturally occurring toxic substances.
Spec...
(/latestnews/mycotoxin-limits-
The new proposed product standards (http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf revised.aspx)
/Notice_Comments_Alcoholic_Beverages.pdf) will apply to distilled and non-distilled alcoholic
beverages and will include:
India: Lecithin Permitted in Biscuits
hops, winery, yeast and similar. Country : India 01-Dec-15
Product standards for distilled alcoholic beverages
Product standards for wine The FSSAI published a legislation amendment,
Product standards for beer permitting usage of lecithin in biscuits at good
manufacturing practice levels (GMP). The
Product standards for Low Alcoholic Beverages (Ready to Drink) amendment is titled “Food Safety and
Specific Labelling Requirements for alcoholic beverages that will include Standards (Food Products Standards and
provisions related to allergen warnings Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, ...
Further details on standards that need to be met, including heavy metal limits (/latestnews/india-lecithin-permitted-
and microbiological criteria. in-biscuits.aspx)
Comments for draft regulation on product standards for alcoholic beverages can be submitted
to FSSAI by January 3, 2016 via email to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).
Steviol Glycoside Allowed as
To stay up-to-date with the latest regulatory news like, sign up for your free copy of SCC Non-nutritive Sweetener in India
bi-monthly newsletter. For regulatory limits, sign up for a free trial of RegData® Country : India 30-Nov-15
(/Regdata.aspx).
The FSSAI published an amendment to the
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food-regulations-update-newsletter) India: Chemical Safety of Fish, Draft
Rules
Country : India 27-Nov-15
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of-fish.aspx)
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Contaminants List?
Country : India 19-Nov-15
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LIMITS OF HEAVY METALS
Country : India, 29-Jun-15
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