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FSSAI issues draft vegan norms prescribing cert issued by exporting country
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Friday, 21 March, 2025, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The food authority has issued a draft related to vegan regulations prescribing the certificate to be issued by the recognised authority of the exporting country.
Called the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2025, it proposes to add format of the certificate under sub regulation 3 of regulation 5 related to vegan food compliance. The certificate called form 1 is prescribed under these regulations.
Under the proposed norms, the exporter is required to submit five declarations prescribed in the form 1.
The declaration includes a) the food product(s) has not involved any animal testing for any purpose including safety evaluation, unless provided by any Regulatory Authority, b) the stages of production, processing, and distribution are designed with appropriate precautions in conformity with Good Manufacturing Practices to avoid the unintended presence of non-vegan substances, c) vegan and non-vegan raw materials are stored separately and the production line of the company is separate from non-vegan products or ingredients, d) thorough cleaning or comparable measures in conformity with Good Manufacturing Practices carried out before production of vegan products, & also for all associated machinery, equipment, utensils, and surfaces and e) backward traceability of ingredients and their source is established.
The form 1 specifies the requirement for the certification from the country of dispatch. The required info includes consignor/exporter name, address, certificate number, & recognised authority of the exporting country and its contact details.
According to FSSAI, the certificate was needed in accordance with the growing vegan trade and maintaining the compliance prescribed under the Vegan Regulations in India.
Meanwhile, the form 1 further requires exporter to reveal/detail conditions for transport/storage, product description which includes name of the product with nearest food category as per FSSR, manufacturer name & address, lot number, net weight, no. of units/packages, type of packaging, date of manufacturing/packaging, & date of expiry.
Besides, the proposed amendment calls for requirement of product composition and intended purpose and whether the product is meant for repacking or relabelling in the destination country. And If yes, then the exporter is required to give details of premises for inspection clearance.
The stakeholders were asked to submit their suggestions on the same.
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