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TNCPEA seeks customs exemption for raw cashew nuts
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Monday, 14 February, 2022, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Kimberley Fernandes, Mumbai
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Tamil Nadu Cashew Processors and Exporters Association (TNCPEA) has sought exemption in customs clearance for imported raw cashew nuts from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
In this regard, association’s secretary M Ramakrishnan has written to Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. In the letter, he stated that raw cashew nuts were not suitable for consumption and subjected to steam boiling before being deshelled.
The kernels with outer covering would have to be heated to approximately 70 degree for around 12 hours before obtaining edible cashew nuts.
Hence, according to Ramakrishnan, FSSAI norms of edible nuts should not be applied to cashew kernels as the raw seeds and kernels have to be treated separately.
Raw cashew nuts are regarded as a raw material and therefore do not require FSSAI clearance presently. Till the standards for raw cashew nuts are framed FSSAI cannot detain import consignment for inspection and such cashews only fall under plant quarantine. However, the FSSAI was now insisting on customs clearance for importing raw cashew nuts, according to Ramakrishnan.
Meanwhile FSSAI has recently passed an order stating that all authorised officers are hereby directed to facilitate import of raw cashew nuts by ensuring compliance to the horizontal standards as laid out in FSS (Contaminants, Toxins & Residues) Regulations, 2011; and, by considering them under ‘foods not specified'.
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